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#DFC620 — Yellow

#DFC620 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 #DFC620 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.

#DFC620 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 #2039DF; it also sits naturally between #DF6620 and #99DF20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFC620 · RGB 223, 198, 32

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Color values

HEX#DFC620
RGB223, 198, 32
HSL52°, 75%, 50%
HSV52°, 86%, 87%
CMYK0%, 11%, 86%, 13%
XYZ50.89, 56.18, 9.53
Yxy56.18, 0.4364, 0.4818
CIE-Lab79.72, -6.57, 76.23
Hunter Lab74.95, -6.08, 42.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 78% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 86% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFC620 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFC620 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFC620

.text { color: #DFC620; }
.background { background-color: #DFC620; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFC620; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 198, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 75%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFC620; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 198, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFC620; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 198, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFC620">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFC620">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFC620

#C9B21D#B7A21A#A18E17#8F7E14#786B11#62570E#50470B#3A3308#282406#121003

Tints of #DFC620

#E2CB36#E5D048#E8D65E#EBDA70#EEE087#F1E69D#F4EAAF#F7F0C5#F9F5D7#FCFAED

Tones of #DFC620

#D1BB2E#C4B23B#B6A849#A89D57#9A9365#8E8A71

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2039DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFC620: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFC620

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 #DFC620: ·

How #DFC620 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D448Deuteranopia · #D6D852Tritanopia · #DE686F

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:

Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFC620 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Voyage
#E3CA1D · #C6EB56 · #55A722 · #58E956
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Smoky Monsoon
#152BC9 · #3534EA · #E1C817 · #F4F4C0
Mellow Ruby Monsoon
#141B87 · #4C71E5 · #DED220 · #E8EDAC
Velvet Ruby Zephyr
#A2581F · #D5C828 · #B3E46F · #B2EFAC
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6

Similar colors

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

#E3CA1D#D8C81F#E1C817#DED220#D5C828#D3C526#DFBC29#D8BD2A#D7CA2D#E4D329#E9B824#EDC92C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFC61F  ·  #DFC621 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFC620?

#DFC620 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 198, 32). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFC620?

#DFC620 is RGB 223, 198, 32 — HSL 52°, 75%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 86%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFC620?

Its complement is #2039DF; analogous partners are #DF6620 and #99DF20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFC620 for text?

Black text on #DFC620 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.