Palettes / Colors / #DFC201

#DFC201 — Vivid Yellow

#DFC201 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #DFC201 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.

#DFC201 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 #011FDF; it also sits naturally between #DF5301 and #8EDF01. 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 76% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 100% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFC201

.text { color: #DFC201; }
.background { background-color: #DFC201; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC201; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 194, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 99%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC201; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 194, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC201; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 194, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC201">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC201">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFC201

Tints of #DFC201

Tones of #DFC201

Color harmonies

Complementary — #011FDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFC201: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC201

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 #DFC201 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 #DFC201 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

← #DFC200  ·  #DFC202 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC201?

#DFC201 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 194, 1). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC201?

#DFC201 is RGB 223, 194, 1 — HSL 52°, 99%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 100%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFC201?

Its complement is #011FDF; analogous partners are #DF5301 and #8EDF01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC201 for text?

Black text on #DFC201 has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.