Palettes / Colors / #DFCD2B

#DFCD2B — Yellow

#DFCD2B 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 #DFCD2B 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.

#DFCD2B 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 #2A3CDF; it also sits naturally between #DF722A and #97DF2A. 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 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 81% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFCD2B

.text { color: #DFCD2B; }
.background { background-color: #DFCD2B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCD2B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 205, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 74%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCD2B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 205, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCD2B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 205, 43, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFCD2B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCD2B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFCD2B

Tints of #DFCD2B

Tones of #DFCD2B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2A3CDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFCD2B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCD2B

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 #DFCD2B 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 #DFCD2B 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

← #DFCD2A  ·  #DFCD2C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCD2B?

#DFCD2B is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 205, 43). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCD2B?

#DFCD2B is RGB 223, 205, 43 — HSL 54°, 74%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 81%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCD2B?

Its complement is #2A3CDF; analogous partners are #DF722A and #97DF2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCD2B for text?

Black text on #DFCD2B has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.