Palettes / Colors / #DFCD01

#DFCD01 — Vivid Yellow

#DFCD01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFCD01 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 #0114DF; it also sits naturally between #DF5E01 and #83DF01. 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 80% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 100% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCD01

.text { color: #DFCD01; }
.background { background-color: #DFCD01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCD01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 205, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 99%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCD01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 205, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCD01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 205, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFCD01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCD01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFCD01

Tints of #DFCD01

Tones of #DFCD01

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0114DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCD01: #000000.

How #DFCD01 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 #DFCD01 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

← #DFCD00  ·  #DFCD02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCD01?

#DFCD01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 205, 1). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCD01?

#DFCD01 is RGB 223, 205, 1 — HSL 55°, 99%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 100%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCD01?

Its complement is #0114DF; analogous partners are #DF5E01 and #83DF01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCD01 for text?

Black text on #DFCD01 has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.