Palettes / Colors / #DFBB46

#DFBB46 — Yellow

#DFBB46 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #DFBB46 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.

#DFBB46 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 #4368DF; it also sits naturally between #DF6D43 and #B6DF43. 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 73% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 69% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBB46

.text { color: #DFBB46; }
.background { background-color: #DFBB46; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBB46; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 70); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 71%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBB46; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 70, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBB46; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 70, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBB46">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBB46">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBB46

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Tones of #DFBB46

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4368DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBB46: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBB46

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 #DFBB46 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 #DFBB46 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBB46?

#DFBB46 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 187, 70). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBB46?

#DFBB46 is RGB 223, 187, 70 — HSL 46°, 71%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 69%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBB46?

Its complement is #4368DF; analogous partners are #DF6D43 and #B6DF43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBB46 for text?

Black text on #DFBB46 has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.