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#DFBF35 — Yellow

#DFBF35 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 #DFBF35 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.

#DFBF35 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 #3453DF; it also sits naturally between #DF6A34 and #A9DF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFBF35 · RGB 223, 191, 53

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Color values

HEX#DFBF35
RGB223, 191, 53
HSL49°, 73%, 54%
HSV49°, 76%, 87%
CMYK0%, 14%, 76%, 13%
XYZ49.70, 53.21, 11.02
Yxy53.21, 0.4363, 0.4670
CIE-Lab78.00, -2.33, 68.86
Hunter Lab72.94, -2.15, 39.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 75% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 76% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFBF35 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFBF35 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFBF35

.text { color: #DFBF35; }
.background { background-color: #DFBF35; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFBF35; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 191, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 73%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFBF35; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 191, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFBF35; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 191, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFBF35">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFBF35">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFBF35

#D8B722#C2A41E#AC911B#967F17#806C14#6A5911#54470D#3E340A#282206#120F03

Tints of #DFBF35

#E2C546#E5CB57#E8D26D#EBD77F#EEDD91#F1E2A2#F3E8B4#F7EFCA#F9F4DC#FCFAED

Tones of #DFBF35

#D4B940#C7B04D#BBA958#AEA165#A29971#95917E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3453DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.80:1 Fails
Against black text11.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFBF35: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFBF35

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 #DFBF35: ·

How #DFBF35 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D156Deuteranopia · #D3D55ETritanopia · #DD7177

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFBF35 rather than the exact color:

Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1
Electric Opal
#E88EB4 · #E26749 · #DFBC29 · #C4F086
Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E
Electric Ruby Aurora
#D8BD2A · #95AC2A · #549318 · #63D44E
Dreamy Ruby Petal
#F7F1CF · #F2E6A1 · #E6CB38 · #685A0D
Palette 2d3c59
#2D3C59 · #94A378 · #E5BA41 · #D1855C

Similar colors

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

#E7B737#DFBC29#DEBA41#D8BD2A#E6CB38#E5BA41#E1CB3D#E9B63B#EDC23B#D7CA2D#D2CA32#D5C828

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFBF34  ·  #DFBF36 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFBF35?

#DFBF35 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 191, 53). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFBF35?

#DFBF35 is RGB 223, 191, 53 — HSL 49°, 73%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 76%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFBF35?

Its complement is #3453DF; analogous partners are #DF6A34 and #A9DF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFBF35 for text?

Black text on #DFBF35 has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.