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#DFB620 — Yellow

#DFB620 is a yellow color we call 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 #DFB620 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.

#DFB620 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 #2049DF; it also sits naturally between #DF5620 and #A9DF20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFB620 · RGB 223, 182, 32

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Color values

HEX#DFB620
RGB223, 182, 32
HSL47°, 75%, 50%
HSV47°, 86%, 87%
CMYK0%, 18%, 86%, 13%
XYZ47.42, 49.25, 8.37
Yxy49.25, 0.4514, 0.4688
CIE-Lab75.61, 1.71, 72.89
Hunter Lab70.18, 1.58, 39.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 71% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 86% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFB620 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFB620 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFB620

.text { color: #DFB620; }
.background { background-color: #DFB620; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFB620; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 182, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 75%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFB620; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 182, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFB620; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 182, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFB620">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFB620">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFB620

#C9A41D#B7951A#A18317#8F7414#786211#62500E#50410B#3A2F08#282106#120F03

Tints of #DFB620

#E2BD36#E5C348#E8CA5E#EBD070#EED787#F1DF9D#F4E5AF#F7ECC5#F9F2D7#FCF9ED

Tones of #DFB620

#D1AE2E#C4A73B#B69F49#A89757#9A8F65#8E8771

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2049DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.94:1 Fails
Against black text10.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFB620: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFB620

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFB620: ·

How #DFB620 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCD44Deuteranopia · #D0D34DTritanopia · #DD6167

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:

Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFB620 rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Horizon
#6E1487 · #DAB321 · #39E1BE · #E4CAF1
Palette 61481c
#61481C · #A47E3B · #BF9742 · #E6B325
Dreamy Mirage
#18A27E · #8D1AB6 · #E0B027 · #B7EDE1
Electric Opal
#E88EB4 · #E26749 · #DFBC29 · #C4F086
Palette 219c90
#219C90 · #E9B824 · #EE9322 · #D83F31
Palette 0b1849
#0B1849 · #124D1C · #E4B028 · #EBEDE3

Similar colors

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

#DAB321#E6B325#E0B027#DFBC29#E9B824#E4B028#D8BD2A#E7AD18#D7B013#E6AF2E#DEA72A#CCB51E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFB61F  ·  #DFB621 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFB620?

#DFB620 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 182, 32). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFB620?

#DFB620 is RGB 223, 182, 32 — HSL 47°, 75%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 86%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFB620?

Its complement is #2049DF; analogous partners are #DF5620 and #A9DF20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFB620 for text?

Black text on #DFB620 has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.