Palettes / Colors / #DFD049

#DFD049 — Yellow

#DFD049 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFD049 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 #4958DF; it also sits naturally between #DF8549 and #A3DF49. 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 82% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 67% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD049

.text { color: #DFD049; }
.background { background-color: #DFD049; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD049; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD049; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD049; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD049">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD049">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD049

Tints of #DFD049

Tones of #DFD049

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4958DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD049: #000000.

How #DFD049 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 #DFD049 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

← #DFD048  ·  #DFD04A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD049?

#DFD049 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 73). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD049?

#DFD049 is RGB 223, 208, 73 — HSL 54°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 67%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD049?

Its complement is #4958DF; analogous partners are #DF8549 and #A3DF49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD049 for text?

Black text on #DFD049 has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.