Palettes / Colors / #DFBB69
#DFBB69 — Yellow
#DFBB69 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DFBB69 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.
#DFBB69 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.
Color values
| HEX | #DFBB69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 187, 105 |
| HSL | 42°, 65%, 64% |
| HSV | 42°, 53%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 16%, 53%, 13% |
| XYZ | 50.75, 52.25, 20.77 |
| Yxy | 52.25, 0.4100, 0.4221 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.43, 2.93, 45.95 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.28, 2.74, 30.76 |
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
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CSS code for #DFBB69
.text { color: #DFBB69; }
.background { background-color: #DFBB69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBB69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 187, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 65%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBB69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 187, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBB69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 187, 105, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFBB69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBB69">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #688BDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.45:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFBB69: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBB69
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 #DFBB69: ·
How #DFBB69 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 #DFBB69 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 #DFBB69?
#DFBB69 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 187, 105). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBB69?
#DFBB69 is RGB 223, 187, 105 — HSL 42°, 65%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 53%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFBB69?
Its complement is #688BDF; analogous partners are #DF7F68 and #C7DF68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFBB69 for text?
Black text on #DFBB69 has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.