Palettes / Colors / #DFD40C

#DFD40C — Vivid Yellow

#DFD40C 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 #DFD40C 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.

#DFD40C 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 #0C16DF; it also sits naturally between #DF6B0C and #80DF0C. 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 83% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 95% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD40C

.text { color: #DFD40C; }
.background { background-color: #DFD40C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD40C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 212, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 90%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD40C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 212, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD40C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 212, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD40C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD40C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD40C

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Tones of #DFD40C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0C16DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD40C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD40C

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 #DFD40C 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 #DFD40C 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

← #DFD40B  ·  #DFD40D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD40C?

#DFD40C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 212, 12). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD40C?

#DFD40C is RGB 223, 212, 12 — HSL 57°, 90%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 95%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD40C?

Its complement is #0C16DF; analogous partners are #DF6B0C and #80DF0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD40C for text?

Black text on #DFD40C has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.