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#DFD351 — Yellow

#DFD351 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 #DFD351 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.

#DFD351 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 #535EDF; it also sits naturally between #DF8D53 and #A5DF53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD351 · RGB 223, 211, 81

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Color values

HEX#DFD351
RGB223, 211, 81
HSL55°, 69%, 60%
HSV55°, 64%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 64%, 13%
XYZ55.21, 62.87, 17.01
Yxy62.87, 0.4087, 0.4654
CIE-Lab83.37, -11.15, 63.62
Hunter Lab79.29, -10.40, 39.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 64% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD351 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD351 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD351

.text { color: #DFD351; }
.background { background-color: #DFD351; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD351; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 211, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD351; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 211, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD351; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 211, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD351">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD351">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD351

#DBCD39#D3C527#B9AD22#A4991E#8A8119#706815#5A5411#413C0C#2B2808#111003

Tints of #DFD351

#E3D864#E5DB71#E8E082#EAE38F#EEE7A0#F1EBB1#F3EFBE#F6F3D0#F9F6DD#FCFBEE

Tones of #DFD351

#D5CB5D#CBC367#C1BA71#B8B37A#ADAA85#A3A28F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #535EDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD351: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD351

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 #DFD351: ·

How #DFD351 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA70Deuteranopia · #DBDB78Tritanopia · #DE898F

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 #DFD351 rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Palette 03256c
#03256C · #2541B2 · #1768AC · #E5D549
Honey Ember
#E2D483 · #DAC652 · #908028 · #484014

Similar colors

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

#E2D050#DBD44F#D8D351#D8D051#E5D549#DAC652#E0C658#DBE156#D6C756#D6D85D#E9CD5C#E9C74D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD350  ·  #DFD352 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD351?

#DFD351 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 211, 81). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD351?

#DFD351 is RGB 223, 211, 81 — HSL 55°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 64%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD351?

Its complement is #535EDF; analogous partners are #DF8D53 and #A5DF53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD351 for text?

Black text on #DFD351 has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.