Palettes / Colors / #DFDB06

#DFDB06 — Vivid Yellow

#DFDB06 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 #DFDB06 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.

#DFDB06 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 #0609E0; it also sits naturally between #E06F06 and #76E006. 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 86% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 97% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDB06

.text { color: #DFDB06; }
.background { background-color: #DFDB06; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDB06; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 6); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 95%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDB06; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 6, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDB06; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 6, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDB06">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDB06">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDB06

Tints of #DFDB06

Tones of #DFDB06

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0609E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDB06: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDB06

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 #DFDB06 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 #DFDB06 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

← #DFDB05  ·  #DFDB07 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDB06?

#DFDB06 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 6). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDB06?

#DFDB06 is RGB 223, 219, 6 — HSL 59°, 95%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 97%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDB06?

Its complement is #0609E0; analogous partners are #E06F06 and #76E006. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDB06 for text?

Black text on #DFDB06 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.