Palettes / Colors / #DFB620
#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.
Color values
| HEX | #DFB620 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 182, 32 |
| HSL | 47°, 75%, 50% |
| HSV | 47°, 86%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 18%, 86%, 13% |
| XYZ | 47.42, 49.25, 8.37 |
| Yxy | 49.25, 0.4514, 0.4688 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.61, 1.71, 72.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.18, 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
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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>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2049DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.94:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.85:1 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:
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:
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 #DFB620 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 #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.