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#DFDC49 — Yellow

#DFDC49 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 #DFDC49 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.

#DFDC49 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 #494BDF; it also sits naturally between #DF9149 and #96DF49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDC49 · RGB 223, 220, 73

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Color values

HEX#DFDC49
RGB223, 220, 73
HSL59°, 70%, 58%
HSV59°, 67%, 87%
CMYK0%, 1%, 67%, 13%
XYZ57.23, 67.36, 16.29
Yxy67.36, 0.4062, 0.4781
CIE-Lab85.68, -16.08, 69.15
Hunter Lab82.07, -15.01, 42.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 67% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDC49 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDC49 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDC49

.text { color: #DFDC49; }
.background { background-color: #DFDC49; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDC49; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 70%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDC49; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDC49; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDC49">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDC49">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDC49

#DBD833#CCC924#B6B420#9C9A1C#868518#716F14#57560F#41400B#272607#111103

Tints of #DFDC49

#E2E05A#E5E36C#E7E579#EAE98A#EDEC9B#F0EFAD#F4F3BE#F6F5CB#F9F8DC#FCFCEE

Tones of #DFDC49

#D4D254#C9C85E#BFBD69#B4B374#A9A97E#9F9E89

Color harmonies

Complementary — #494BDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.47:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDC49: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDC49

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 #DFDC49: ·

How #DFDC49 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDE6DDeuteranopia · #DEDE75Tritanopia · #DF898F

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 #DFDC49 rather than the exact color:

Palette 03256c
#03256C · #2541B2 · #1768AC · #E5D549
Rustic Ruby Bloom
#C96A4D · #B27D25 · #D9DA42 · #5E861F
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Crimson Ruby Twilight
#DDE87D · #D4E345 · #BFCF26 · #8D991E
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A

Similar colors

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

#E5D549#D9DA42#DBD44F#D4E345#D8D351#E2D050#DBE156#E5D93C#D3E444#ECE24F#D8D051#E4D03E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDC48  ·  #DFDC4A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDC49?

#DFDC49 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 220, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDC49?

#DFDC49 is RGB 223, 220, 73 — HSL 59°, 70%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 67%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDC49?

Its complement is #494BDF; analogous partners are #DF9149 and #96DF49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDC49 for text?

Black text on #DFDC49 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.