Palettes / Colors / #DFDD59

#DFDD59 — Yellow

#DFDD59 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 #DFDD59 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.

#DFDD59 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 #585ADF; it also sits naturally between #DF9958 and #9EDF58. 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 87% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 60% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDD59

.text { color: #DFDD59; }
.background { background-color: #DFDD59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDD59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 221, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDD59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 221, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDD59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 221, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDD59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDD59">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #585ADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDD59: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDD59

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 #DFDD59 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 #DFDD59 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

← #DFDD58  ·  #DFDD5A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDD59?

#DFDD59 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 221, 89). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDD59?

#DFDD59 is RGB 223, 221, 89 — HSL 59°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 60%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDD59?

Its complement is #585ADF; analogous partners are #DF9958 and #9EDF58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDD59 for text?

Black text on #DFDD59 has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.