Palettes / Colors / #DFD903

#DFD903 — Vivid Yellow

#DFD903 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #DFD903 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.

#DFD903 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 #030BDD; it also sits naturally between #DD6903 and #77DD03. 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 85% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 99% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD903

.text { color: #DFD903; }
.background { background-color: #DFD903; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD903; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 217, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 97%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD903; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 217, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD903; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 217, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD903">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD903">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #030BDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD903: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD903

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 #DFD903 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 #DFD903 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

← #DFD902  ·  #DFD904 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD903?

#DFD903 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 217, 3). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD903?

#DFD903 is RGB 223, 217, 3 — HSL 58°, 97%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 99%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFD903?

Its complement is #030BDD; analogous partners are #DD6903 and #77DD03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD903 for text?

Black text on #DFD903 has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.