Palettes / Colors / #DFD221
#DFD221 — Yellow
#DFD221 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DFD221 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.
#DFD221 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 #202DDF; it also sits naturally between #DF7320 and #8CDF20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFD221 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 210, 33 |
| HSL | 56°, 75%, 50% |
| HSV | 56°, 85%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 85%, 13% |
| XYZ | 53.75, 61.89, 10.55 |
| Yxy | 61.89, 0.4259, 0.4904 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.86, -12.62, 78.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.67, -11.69, 44.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 13%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 85% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFD221
.text { color: #DFD221; }
.background { background-color: #DFD221; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD221; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 210, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 75%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD221; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 210, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD221; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 210, 33, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFD221">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD221">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #202DDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFD221: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD221
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 #DFD221: ·
How #DFD221 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 #DFD221 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 #DFD221?
#DFD221 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 210, 33). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD221?
#DFD221 is RGB 223, 210, 33 — HSL 56°, 75%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 85%, 13%.
What colors go with #DFD221?
Its complement is #202DDF; analogous partners are #DF7320 and #8CDF20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFD221 for text?
Black text on #DFD221 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.