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#DFCD63 — Yellow

#DFCD63 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DFCD63 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.

#DFCD63 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 #6275DF; it also sits naturally between #DF8E62 and #B3DF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFCD63 · RGB 223, 205, 99

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Color values

HEX#DFCD63
RGB223, 205, 99
HSL51°, 66%, 63%
HSV51°, 56%, 87%
CMYK0%, 8%, 56%, 13%
XYZ54.51, 60.25, 20.56
Yxy60.25, 0.4028, 0.4452
CIE-Lab81.97, -6.88, 54.18
Hunter Lab77.62, -6.43, 35.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 56% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFCD63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFCD63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFCD63

.text { color: #DFCD63; }
.background { background-color: #DFCD63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFCD63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 205, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFCD63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 205, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFCD63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 205, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFCD63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFCD63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFCD63

#DAC449#D5BC30#BEA827#A59122#907F1D#776818#5D5213#443C0E#2A2509#110F03

Tints of #DFCD63

#E2D06F#E5D680#E8DA8D#EADE99#EEE4AA#F0E8B7#F3ECC4#F5F0D0#F9F5E1#FCFAEE

Tones of #DFCD63

#D6C66B#CDC074#C5BA7D#BBB386#B3AD8F#A9A798

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6275DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.61:1 Fails
Against black text13.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFCD63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFCD63

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 #DFCD63: ·

How #DFCD63 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D77DDeuteranopia · #D8DA83Tritanopia · #DE9195

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFCD63 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Palette 4c4b16
#4C4B16 · #898121 · #E6C767 · #F87A53
Vivid Ruby Aurora
#D73C2F · #DB8547 · #E6C96A · #D7E083

Similar colors

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

#E2D365#D8C962#E5C95F#D8D365#E6C767#E6C96A#D3CD64#E9CD5C#D4D167#E0C658#D9D36D#EDCD64

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFCD62  ·  #DFCD64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFCD63?

#DFCD63 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 205, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFCD63?

#DFCD63 is RGB 223, 205, 99 — HSL 51°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 56%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFCD63?

Its complement is #6275DF; analogous partners are #DF8E62 and #B3DF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFCD63 for text?

Black text on #DFCD63 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.