Palettes / Colors / #DFEB94

#DFEB94 — Light Yellow

#DFEB94 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DFEB94 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DFEB94 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9F93EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCB93 and #B4EB93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 58%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DFEB94

.text { color: #DFEB94; }
.background { background-color: #DFEB94; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEB94; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 69%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEB94; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEB94; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEB94">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEB94">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F93EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEB94: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEB94

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DFEB94 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEB94 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEB93  ·  #DFEB95 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEB94?

#DFEB94 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 235, 148). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEB94?

#DFEB94 is RGB 223, 235, 148 — HSL 68°, 69%, 75% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 37%, 8%.

What colors go with #DFEB94?

Its complement is #9F93EB; analogous partners are #EBCB93 and #B4EB93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEB94 for text?

Black text on #DFEB94 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.