Palettes / Colors / #DFD76B

#DFD76B — Yellow

#DFD76B is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DFD76B 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.

#DFD76B 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 #6D74DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9E6D and #ADDF6D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 84% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 52% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD76B

.text { color: #DFD76B; }
.background { background-color: #DFD76B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD76B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 64%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD76B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD76B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD76B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD76B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD76B

Tints of #DFD76B

Tones of #DFD76B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D74DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD76B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD76B

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 #DFD76B 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 #DFD76B 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

← #DFD76A  ·  #DFD76C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD76B?

#DFD76B is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 215, 107). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD76B?

#DFD76B is RGB 223, 215, 107 — HSL 56°, 64%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 52%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD76B?

Its complement is #6D74DF; analogous partners are #DF9E6D and #ADDF6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD76B for text?

Black text on #DFD76B has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.