Palettes / Colors / #DFD544

#DFD544 — Yellow

#DFD544 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 #DFD544 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.

#DFD544 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 #434EDF; it also sits naturally between #DF8743 and #9CDF43. 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 84% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 70% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD544

.text { color: #DFD544; }
.background { background-color: #DFD544; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD544; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 213, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 71%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD544; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 213, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD544; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 213, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD544">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD544">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #434EDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD544: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD544

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 #DFD544 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 #DFD544 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD544?

#DFD544 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 213, 68). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD544?

#DFD544 is RGB 223, 213, 68 — HSL 56°, 71%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 70%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD544?

Its complement is #434EDF; analogous partners are #DF8743 and #9CDF43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD544 for text?

Black text on #DFD544 has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.