Palettes / Colors / #DFD065
#DFD065 — Yellow
#DFD065 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DFD065 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.
#DFD065 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 #6775E0; it also sits naturally between #E09567 and #B1E067. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD065 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 208, 101 |
| HSL | 53°, 66%, 64% |
| HSV | 53°, 55%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 55%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.34, 61.74, 21.31 |
| Yxy | 61.74, 0.3999, 0.4461 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.77, -8.25, 54.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.57, -7.72, 35.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 40%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 55% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD065
.text { color: #DFD065; }
.background { background-color: #DFD065; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD065; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 208, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 66%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD065; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 208, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD065; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 208, 101, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD065">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD065">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #6775E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.35:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD065: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD065
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFD065: ·
How #DFD065 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 #DFD065 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFD065?
#DFD065 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 208, 101). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD065?
#DFD065 is RGB 223, 208, 101 — HSL 53°, 66%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 55%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD065?
Its complement is #6775E0; analogous partners are #E09567 and #B1E067. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD065 for text?
Black text on #DFD065 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.