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#DFBC60 — Yellow

#DFBC60 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 #DFBC60 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.

#DFBC60 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 #6286DF; it also sits naturally between #DF7D62 and #C4DF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBC60 · RGB 223, 188, 96

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Color values

HEX#DFBC60
RGB223, 188, 96
HSL43°, 66%, 63%
HSV43°, 57%, 87%
CMYK0%, 16%, 57%, 13%
XYZ50.53, 52.50, 18.54
Yxy52.50, 0.4156, 0.4319
CIE-Lab77.58, 1.68, 50.50
Hunter Lab72.46, 1.57, 32.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 74% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 57% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFBC60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBC60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBC60

.text { color: #DFBC60; }
.background { background-color: #DFBC60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBC60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBC60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBC60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBC60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBC60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBC60

#DAB149#D5A630#BE9427#A58022#906F1D#775C18#5D4813#44340E#2A2109#110D03

Tints of #DFBC60

#E2C16F#E5C880#E8CE8D#EAD399#EEDBAA#F0E0B7#F3E6C4#F5EBD0#F9F2E1#FCF8EE

Tones of #DFBC60

#D6B86B#CDB474#C5B07D#BBAC86#B3A88F#A9A498

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6286DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.83:1 Fails
Against black text11.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBC60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBC60

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 #DFBC60: ·

How #DFBC60 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0D076Deuteranopia · #D2D57CTritanopia · #DD888C

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBC60 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Terrace
#DE746D · #DFBB68 · #92C32C · #56E14F
Burning Ruby Orchard
#8E721B · #E2B767 · #254BC4 · #C4CDF0
Modern Dusk
#EBDEB7 · #D7B85B · #CAA63A · #A78725
Serene Ruby Whisper
#1B8F79 · #A825C7 · #E0C658 · #D4F2F1
Misty Cascade
#1D55A7 · #3FA1DE · #E4B165 · #E7C89E
Palette A5cf83
#A5CF83 · #F0E76F · #ECB65F · #E89951

Similar colors

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

#DFBB68#E2B767#D7B85B#E0C658#E4B165#ECB65F#E5C95F#E6C767#DAAE60#D8C962#E8BD54#ECC35C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBC5F  ·  #DFBC61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBC60?

#DFBC60 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 188, 96). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBC60?

#DFBC60 is RGB 223, 188, 96 — HSL 43°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 57%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBC60?

Its complement is #6286DF; analogous partners are #DF7D62 and #C4DF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBC60 for text?

Black text on #DFBC60 has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.