Palettes / Colors / #DFBC6D

#DFBC6D — Yellow

#DFBC6D 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 #DFBC6D 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.

#DFBC6D 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 #6D8FDF; it also sits naturally between #DF836D and #C8DF6D. 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 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 51% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFBC6D

.text { color: #DFBC6D; }
.background { background-color: #DFBC6D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBC6D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 188, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 64%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBC6D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 188, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBC6D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 188, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBC6D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBC6D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D8FDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFBC6D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBC6D

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:

How #DFBC6D 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 #DFBC6D 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

← #DFBC6C  ·  #DFBC6E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBC6D?

#DFBC6D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 188, 109). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBC6D?

#DFBC6D is RGB 223, 188, 109 — HSL 42°, 64%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 51%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBC6D?

Its complement is #6D8FDF; analogous partners are #DF836D and #C8DF6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBC6D for text?

Black text on #DFBC6D has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.