Palettes / Colors / #DFD043

#DFD043 — Yellow

#DFD043 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFD043 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 #4353DF; it also sits naturally between #DF8243 and #A1DF43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 70% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD043

.text { color: #DFD043; }
.background { background-color: #DFD043; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD043; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 71%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD043; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD043; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD043">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD043">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD043

Tints of #DFD043

Tones of #DFD043

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4353DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD043: #000000.

How #DFD043 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 #DFD043 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

← #DFD042  ·  #DFD044 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD043?

#DFD043 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 67). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD043?

#DFD043 is RGB 223, 208, 67 — HSL 54°, 71%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 70%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD043?

Its complement is #4353DF; analogous partners are #DF8243 and #A1DF43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD043 for text?

Black text on #DFD043 has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.