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#DFD063 — Yellow

#DFD063 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 #DFD063 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.

#DFD063 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 #6271DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9262 and #AFDF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD063 · RGB 223, 208, 99

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Color values

HEX#DFD063
RGB223, 208, 99
HSL53°, 66%, 63%
HSV53°, 56%, 87%
CMYK0%, 7%, 56%, 13%
XYZ55.24, 61.70, 20.80
Yxy61.70, 0.4010, 0.4479
CIE-Lab82.75, -8.40, 55.08
Hunter Lab78.55, -7.86, 36.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 56% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD063 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD063 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD063

.text { color: #DFD063; }
.background { background-color: #DFD063; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD063; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD063; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD063; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD063">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD063">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD063

#DAC949#D5C130#BEAD27#A59622#90831D#776C18#5D5413#443D0E#2A2609#110F03

Tints of #DFD063

#E2D46F#E5D980#E8DD8D#EAE199#EEE6AA#F0EAB7#F3EDC4#F5F1D0#F9F6E1#FCFAEE

Tones of #DFD063

#D6CA6B#CDC374#C5BC7D#BBB586#B3AE8F#A9A798

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6271DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.57:1 Fails
Against black text13.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD063: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD063

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 #DFD063: ·

How #DFD063 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9D87DDeuteranopia · #D9DB84Tritanopia · #DE9297

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 #DFD063 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Palette 41a67e
#41A67E · #05339C · #1055C9 · #E5C95F
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB

Similar colors

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

#E2D365#D8D365#D8C962#E5C95F#D4D167#D9D36D#E6C767#E6C96A#D3CD64#E9CD5C#D6D85D#D9D46F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD062  ·  #DFD064 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD063?

#DFD063 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD063?

#DFD063 is RGB 223, 208, 99 — HSL 53°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 56%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD063?

Its complement is #6271DF; analogous partners are #DF9262 and #AFDF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD063 for text?

Black text on #DFD063 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.