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#DFD347 — Yellow

#DFD347 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 #DFD347 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.

#DFD347 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 #4955DF; it also sits naturally between #DF8749 and #A0DF49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD347 · RGB 223, 211, 71

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Color values

HEX#DFD347
RGB223, 211, 71
HSL55°, 70%, 58%
HSV55°, 68%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 68%, 13%
XYZ54.86, 62.73, 15.18
Yxy62.73, 0.4132, 0.4725
CIE-Lab83.30, -11.71, 67.51
Hunter Lab79.20, -10.90, 41.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 68% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD347 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD347 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD347

.text { color: #DFD347; }
.background { background-color: #DFD347; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD347; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD347; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD347; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD347">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD347">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD347

#DBCD33#CCBE24#B6AA20#9C911C#867D18#716914#57510F#413D0B#272407#111003

Tints of #DFD347

#E2D75A#E5DB6C#E7DE79#EAE28A#EDE79B#F0EBAD#F4EFBE#F6F2CB#F9F7DC#FCFBEE

Tones of #DFD347

#D4C954#C9C15E#BFB869#B4AF74#A9A67E#9F9D89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4955DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD347: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD347

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 #DFD347: ·

How #DFD347 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA69Deuteranopia · #DBDB71Tritanopia · #DE848A

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 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD347 rather than the exact color:

Palette 03256c
#03256C · #2541B2 · #1768AC · #E5D549
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A
Rustic Ruby Bloom
#C96A4D · #B27D25 · #D9DA42 · #5E861F
Silent Marble
#DF3D9D · #DC3244 · #CC601B · #E4D03E
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28

Similar colors

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

#E5D549#DBD44F#E2D050#D9DA42#E4D03E#D8D351#D8D051#E1CB3D#E5D93C#EFD448#EFD345#E9C74D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD346  ·  #DFD348 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD347?

#DFD347 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 211, 71). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD347?

#DFD347 is RGB 223, 211, 71 — HSL 55°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 68%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD347?

Its complement is #4955DF; analogous partners are #DF8749 and #A0DF49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD347 for text?

Black text on #DFD347 has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.