Palettes / Colors / #DFD74D

#DFD74D — Yellow

#DFD74D 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 #DFD74D 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.

#DFD74D 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 #4D55E0; it also sits naturally between #E08F4D and #9EE04D. 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 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 65% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD74D

.text { color: #DFD74D; }
.background { background-color: #DFD74D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD74D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 70%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD74D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD74D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD74D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD74D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D55E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD74D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD74D

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 #DFD74D 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 #DFD74D 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

← #DFD74C  ·  #DFD74E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD74D?

#DFD74D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 215, 77). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD74D?

#DFD74D is RGB 223, 215, 77 — HSL 57°, 70%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 65%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD74D?

Its complement is #4D55E0; analogous partners are #E08F4D and #9EE04D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD74D for text?

Black text on #DFD74D has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.