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#DFD453 — Yellow

#DFD453 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 #DFD453 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.

#DFD453 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.

#DFD453 · RGB 223, 212, 83

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Color values

HEX#DFD453
RGB223, 212, 83
HSL55°, 69%, 60%
HSV55°, 63%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 63%, 13%
XYZ55.54, 63.40, 17.49
Yxy63.40, 0.4071, 0.4647
CIE-Lab83.65, -11.53, 63.09
Hunter Lab79.62, -10.76, 39.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 63% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD453 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD453 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD453

.text { color: #DFD453; }
.background { background-color: #DFD453; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD453; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 212, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD453; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 212, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD453; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 212, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD453">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD453">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD453

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

Tints of #DFD453

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

Tones of #DFD453

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

Color harmonies

Complementary — #535EDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD453: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD453

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 #DFD453: ·

How #DFD453 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADA72Deuteranopia · #DBDC7ATritanopia · #DE8B90

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 #DFD453 rather than the exact color:

Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Palette 03256c
#03256C · #2541B2 · #1768AC · #E5D549
Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C

Similar colors

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

#DBD44F#E2D050#D8D351#D8D051#E5D549#DBE156#D6D85D#DAC652#E0C658#E9CD5C#D6C756#E5C95F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD452  ·  #DFD454 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD453?

#DFD453 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 212, 83). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD453?

#DFD453 is RGB 223, 212, 83 — HSL 55°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 63%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD453?

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

Can I use #DFD453 for text?

Black text on #DFD453 has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.