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#DFDB52 — Yellow

#DFDB52 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 #DFDB52 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.

#DFDB52 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 #5357DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9453 and #9EDF53. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDB52 · RGB 223, 219, 82

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Color values

HEX#DFDB52
RGB223, 219, 82
HSL58°, 69%, 60%
HSV58°, 63%, 87%
CMYK0%, 2%, 63%, 13%
XYZ57.29, 66.96, 17.89
Yxy66.96, 0.4030, 0.4711
CIE-Lab85.48, -15.08, 65.43
Hunter Lab81.83, -14.09, 41.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 63% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDB52 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDB52 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDB52

.text { color: #DFDB52; }
.background { background-color: #DFDB52; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDB52; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDB52; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDB52; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDB52">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDB52">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDB52

#DBD539#D3CD27#B9B422#A49F1E#8A8619#706D15#5A5811#413F0C#2B2A08#111103

Tints of #DFDB52

#E3DE64#E5E171#E8E582#EAE78F#EEEBA0#F1EFB1#F3F1BE#F6F5D0#F9F8DD#FCFBEE

Tones of #DFDB52

#D5D15D#CBC867#C1BE71#B8B67A#ADAC85#A3A38F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5357DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDB52: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDB52

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 #DFDB52: ·

How #DFDB52 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD73Deuteranopia · #DEDE7BTritanopia · #DF8D93

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDB52 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A
Palette 03256c
#03256C · #2541B2 · #1768AC · #E5D549
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5

Similar colors

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

#DBE156#DBD44F#D8D351#E2D050#E5D549#D8D051#D6D85D#ECE24F#E3DE61#D9DA42#E7E35F#ECE852

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDB51  ·  #DFDB53 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDB52?

#DFDB52 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 219, 82). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDB52?

#DFDB52 is RGB 223, 219, 82 — HSL 58°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 63%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDB52?

Its complement is #5357DF; analogous partners are #DF9453 and #9EDF53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDB52 for text?

Black text on #DFDB52 has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.