Palettes / Colors / #DFD652

#DFD652 — Yellow

#DFD652 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 #DFD652 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.

#DFD652 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 #535CDF; it also sits naturally between #DF9053 and #A2DF53. 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 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 63% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD652

.text { color: #DFD652; }
.background { background-color: #DFD652; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD652; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 214, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD652; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 214, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD652; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 214, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD652">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD652">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #535CDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD652: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD652

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 #DFD652 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 #DFD652 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 #DFD652?

#DFD652 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 214, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD652?

#DFD652 is RGB 223, 214, 82 — HSL 56°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 63%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD652?

Its complement is #535CDF; analogous partners are #DF9053 and #A2DF53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD652 for text?

Black text on #DFD652 has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.