Palettes / Colors / #DFD10B
#DFD10B — Vivid Yellow
#DFD10B is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #DFD10B 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.
#DFD10B 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 #0B19E0; it also sits naturally between #E0670B and #84E00B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD10B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 209, 11 |
| HSL | 56°, 91%, 46% |
| HSV | 56°, 95%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 95%, 13% |
| XYZ | 53.29, 61.31, 9.34 |
| Yxy | 61.31, 0.4300, 0.4947 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.55, -12.47, 81.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.30, -11.54, 45.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 4%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 95% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD10B
.text { color: #DFD10B; }
.background { background-color: #DFD10B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD10B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 209, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 91%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD10B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 209, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD10B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 209, 11, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD10B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD10B">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFD10B
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Tones of #DFD10B
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0B19E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD10B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD10B
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 #DFD10B: ·
How #DFD10B 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 #DFD10B 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 #DFD10B?
#DFD10B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 209, 11). Its closest standard named color is Gold.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD10B?
#DFD10B is RGB 223, 209, 11 — HSL 56°, 91%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 95%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD10B?
Its complement is #0B19E0; analogous partners are #E0670B and #84E00B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD10B for text?
Black text on #DFD10B has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.