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#DFDB15 — Vivid Yellow

#DFDB15 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 #DFDB15 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.

#DFDB15 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 #1518E0; it also sits naturally between #E07715 and #7EE015. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDB15 · RGB 223, 219, 21

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Color values

HEX#DFDB15
RGB223, 219, 21
HSL59°, 83%, 48%
HSV59°, 91%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 91%, 13%
XYZ55.90, 66.41, 10.58
Yxy66.41, 0.4207, 0.4997
CIE-Lab85.20, -17.31, 82.54
Hunter Lab81.49, -16.06, 46.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 8%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 91% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDB15 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDB15 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDB15

.text { color: #DFDB15; }
.background { background-color: #DFDB15; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDB15; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 21); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 83%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDB15; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 21, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDB15; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 21, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDB15">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDB15">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDB15

#CDCA13#B6B311#A3A10F#8C8A0D#79770B#67650A#4F4E07#3D3C06#252503#131202

Tints of #DFDB15

#EBE724#EDEA3B#EFEC4E#F1EE65#F3F17C#F5F394#F7F6AB#F9F8BE#FBFAD5#FDFDEC

Tones of #DFDB15

#D1CE23#C3C032#B4B241#A6A54E#98975D#89896C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1518E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDB15: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDB15

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFDB15: ·

How #DFDB15 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DDDD45Deuteranopia · #DEDE50Tritanopia · #DF6B73

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDB15 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Marble
#D4D713 · #B2E963 · #6EE750 · #10C133
Crimson Drift
#EBDD12 · #B1EF75 · #10C51F · #63E8BA
Radiant Terrace
#DEDA22 · #ADF180 · #6BF08A · #2BE6CB
Mellow Ruby Monsoon
#141B87 · #4C71E5 · #DED220 · #E8EDAC
Mellow Opal
#C01F9F · #D31233 · #C3681A · #D4E41F
Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D4D713#EBDD12#DEDA22#DED220#D4E41F#D8E324#E3CA1D#E1C817#CEE415#D0D41F#CDE020#E1E100

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDB14  ·  #DFDB16 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDB15?

#DFDB15 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 21). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDB15?

#DFDB15 is RGB 223, 219, 21 — HSL 59°, 83%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 91%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDB15?

Its complement is #1518E0; analogous partners are #E07715 and #7EE015. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDB15 for text?

Black text on #DFDB15 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.