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#DFBC32 — Yellow

#DFBC32 is a yellow color we call 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 #DFBC32 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.

#DFBC32 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 #3456DF; it also sits naturally between #DF6734 and #ACDF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBC32 · RGB 223, 188, 50

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Color values

HEX#DFBC32
RGB223, 188, 50
HSL48°, 73%, 54%
HSV48°, 78%, 87%
CMYK0%, 16%, 78%, 13%
XYZ48.99, 51.88, 10.45
Yxy51.88, 0.4401, 0.4661
CIE-Lab77.21, -0.88, 69.14
Hunter Lab72.03, -0.82, 39.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 74% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 78% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFBC32 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBC32 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBC32

.text { color: #DFBC32; }
.background { background-color: #DFBC32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBC32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 73%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBC32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBC32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBC32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBC32">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBC32

#D8B422#C2A11E#AC8F1B#967D17#806A14#6A5811#54460D#3E330A#282106#120F03

Tints of #DFBC32

#E2C346#E5C957#E8D06D#EBD57F#EEDB91#F1E1A2#F3E7B4#F7EECA#F9F4DC#FCF9ED

Tones of #DFBC32

#D4B640#C7AE4D#BBA758#AEA065#A29871#95917E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3456DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBC32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBC32

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFBC32: ·

How #DFBC32 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D0D053Deuteranopia · #D2D55BTritanopia · #DD6E74

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBC32 rather than the exact color:

Electric Opal
#E88EB4 · #E26749 · #DFBC29 · #C4F086
Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1
Electric Ruby Aurora
#D8BD2A · #95AC2A · #549318 · #63D44E
Palette 758a93
#758A93 · #ECD5BC · #E9B63B · #C66E52
Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E
Palette 282f44
#282F44 · #E6AF2E · #F5D061 · #ECECEC

Similar colors

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

#DFBC29#E7B737#D8BD2A#E9B63B#DEBA41#E6AF2E#E5BA41#E0B027#E4B028#E6AD32#D7CA2D#E6B325

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBC31  ·  #DFBC33 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBC32?

#DFBC32 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 188, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBC32?

#DFBC32 is RGB 223, 188, 50 — HSL 48°, 73%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 78%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBC32?

Its complement is #3456DF; analogous partners are #DF6734 and #ACDF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBC32 for text?

Black text on #DFBC32 has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.