Palettes / Colors / #DFD259

#DFD259 — Yellow

#DFD259 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 #DFD259 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.

#DFD259 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 #5865DF; it also sits naturally between #DF8E58 and #A9DF58. 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 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 60% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD259

.text { color: #DFD259; }
.background { background-color: #DFD259; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD259; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 210, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD259; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 210, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD259; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 210, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD259">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD259">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5865DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD259: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD259

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:

How #DFD259 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 #DFD259 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

← #DFD258  ·  #DFD25A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD259?

#DFD259 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 210, 89). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD259?

#DFD259 is RGB 223, 210, 89 — HSL 54°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 60%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD259?

Its complement is #5865DF; analogous partners are #DF8E58 and #A9DF58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD259 for text?

Black text on #DFD259 has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.