Palettes / Colors / #DFDE53

#DFDE53 — Yellow

#DFDE53 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DFDE53 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 #5353DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9953 and #99DF53. 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 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDE53

.text { color: #DFDE53; }
.background { background-color: #DFDE53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDE53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 222, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 69%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDE53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 222, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDE53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 222, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDE53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDE53">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDE53

Tints of #DFDE53

Tones of #DFDE53

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5353DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDE53: #000000.

How #DFDE53 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 #DFDE53 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDE53?

#DFDE53 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 222, 83). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDE53?

#DFDE53 is RGB 223, 222, 83 — HSL 60°, 69%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 63%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDE53?

Its complement is #5353DF; analogous partners are #DF9953 and #99DF53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDE53 for text?

Black text on #DFDE53 has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.