Palettes / Colors / #DFBB68

#DFBB68 — Yellow

#DFBB68 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFBB68 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 #688BDF; it also sits naturally between #DF7F68 and #C7DF68. 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 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 53% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBB68

.text { color: #DFBB68; }
.background { background-color: #DFBB68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBB68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBB68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBB68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBB68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBB68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBB68

Tints of #DFBB68

Tones of #DFBB68

Color harmonies

Complementary — #688BDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBB68: #000000.

How #DFBB68 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 #DFBB68

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBB68 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

← #DFBB67  ·  #DFBB69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBB68?

#DFBB68 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 187, 104). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBB68?

#DFBB68 is RGB 223, 187, 104 — HSL 42°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 53%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBB68?

Its complement is #688BDF; analogous partners are #DF7F68 and #C7DF68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBB68 for text?

Black text on #DFBB68 has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.