Palettes / Colors / #DCBF07
#DCBF07 — Vivid Yellow
#DCBF07 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DCBF07 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.
#DCBF07 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 #0724DF; it also sits naturally between #DF5607 and #90DF07. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBF07 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 191, 7 |
| HSL | 52°, 94%, 45% |
| HSV | 52°, 97%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 13%, 97%, 14% |
| XYZ | 48.18, 52.49, 7.79 |
| Yxy | 52.49, 0.4442, 0.4839 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.57, -4.66, 78.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.45, -4.28, 41.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 75% · Blue 3%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 97% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBF07
.text { color: #DCBF07; }
.background { background-color: #DCBF07; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBF07; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 191, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 94%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBF07; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 191, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBF07; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 191, 7, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBF07">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBF07">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCBF07
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Tones of #DCBF07
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0724DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBF07: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBF07
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCBF07: ·
How #DCBF07 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 #DCBF07 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCBF07?
#DCBF07 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 191, 7). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBF07?
#DCBF07 is RGB 220, 191, 7 — HSL 52°, 94%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 97%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCBF07?
Its complement is #0724DF; analogous partners are #DF5607 and #90DF07. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBF07 for text?
Black text on #DCBF07 has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.