Palettes / Colors / #DFBC29

#DFBC29 — Yellow

#DFBC29 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFBC29 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 #2A4EDF; it also sits naturally between #DF602A and #A9DF2A. 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 74% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 82% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DFBC29

.text { color: #DFBC29; }
.background { background-color: #DFBC29; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBC29; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 74%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBC29; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBC29; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBC29">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBC29">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBC29

Tints of #DFBC29

Tones of #DFBC29

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A4EDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBC29: #000000.

How #DFBC29 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 #DFBC29

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBC28  ·  #DFBC2A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBC29?

#DFBC29 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 188, 41). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBC29?

#DFBC29 is RGB 223, 188, 41 — HSL 48°, 74%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 82%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBC29?

Its complement is #2A4EDF; analogous partners are #DF602A and #A9DF2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBC29 for text?

Black text on #DFBC29 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.