Palettes / Colors / #DFD700

#DFD700 — Vivid Yellow

#DFD700 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFD700 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 #0007E0; it also sits naturally between #E06900 and #78E000. 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 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 100% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD700

.text { color: #DFD700; }
.background { background-color: #DFD700; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD700; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 100%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD700; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD700; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD700">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD700">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD700

Tints of #DFD700

Tones of #DFD700

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0007E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD700: #000000.

How #DFD700 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 #DFD700 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 #DFD700?

#DFD700 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 215, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD700?

#DFD700 is RGB 223, 215, 0 — HSL 58°, 100%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 100%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD700?

Its complement is #0007E0; analogous partners are #E06900 and #78E000. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD700 for text?

Black text on #DFD700 has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.