Palettes / Colors / #DFBB08
#DFBB08 — Vivid Yellow
#DFBB08 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 #DFBB08 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.
#DFBB08 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 #082CDD; it also sits naturally between #DD4F08 and #96DD08. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFBB08 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 187, 8 |
| HSL | 50°, 93%, 45% |
| HSV | 50°, 96%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 96%, 13% |
| XYZ | 48.25, 51.25, 7.58 |
| Yxy | 51.25, 0.4506, 0.4786 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.83, -1.27, 77.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.59, -1.17, 41.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 73% · Blue 3%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 96% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFBB08
.text { color: #DFBB08; }
.background { background-color: #DFBB08; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBB08; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 8); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 93%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBB08; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 8, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBB08; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 8, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFBB08">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBB08">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFBB08
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Tones of #DFBB08
Color harmonies
Complementary — #082CDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.87:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFBB08: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBB08
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 #DFBB08: ·
How #DFBB08 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 #DFBB08 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 #DFBB08?
#DFBB08 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 187, 8). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBB08?
#DFBB08 is RGB 223, 187, 8 — HSL 50°, 93%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 96%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFBB08?
Its complement is #082CDD; analogous partners are #DD4F08 and #96DD08. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFBB08 for text?
Black text on #DFBB08 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.