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#DFDF36 — Yellow

#DFDF36 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #DFDF36 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.

#DFDF36 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 #3434DF; it also sits naturally between #DF8A34 and #8ADF34. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDF36 · RGB 223, 223, 54

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Color values

HEX#DFDF36
RGB223, 223, 54
HSL60°, 73%, 54%
HSV60°, 76%, 87%
CMYK0%, 0%, 76%, 13%
XYZ57.48, 68.73, 13.73
Yxy68.73, 0.4108, 0.4911
CIE-Lab86.37, -18.41, 76.22
Hunter Lab82.90, -17.15, 45.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDF36 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDF36 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDF36

.text { color: #DFDF36; }
.background { background-color: #DFDF36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDF36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 73%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDF36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDF36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDF36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDF36">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDF36

#D8D822#C2C21E#ACAC1B#969617#808014#6A6A11#54540D#3E3E0A#282806#121203

Tints of #DFDF36

#E2E246#E5E557#E8E86D#EBEB7F#EEEE91#F1F1A2#F3F3B4#F7F7CA#F9F9DC#FCFCED

Tones of #DFDF36

#D4D440#C7C74D#BBBB58#AEAE65#A2A271#95957E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3434DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDF36: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDF36

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 #DFDF36: ·

How #DFDF36 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDF5FDeuteranopia · #DFDF69Tritanopia · #DF7F86

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 · #FFEB3BMaterial Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDF36 rather than the exact color:

Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Burning Ruby Saffron
#DDDB30 · #A7DB5B · #40C225 · #3FE86A
Silent Canyon
#E08B56 · #E5D93C · #A1E752 · #61E664
Palette 61a3ba
#61A3BA · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Palette 016a70
#016A70 · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Rustic Ruby Bloom
#C96A4D · #B27D25 · #D9DA42 · #5E861F

Similar colors

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

#E1E237#DDDB30#E5D93C#D2DE32#D9DA42#E8EA3B#E4D03E#D6EB2C#E4D329#D4EC2E#D4E345#D3E444

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDF35  ·  #DFDF37 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDF36?

#DFDF36 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 54). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDF36?

#DFDF36 is RGB 223, 223, 54 — HSL 60°, 73%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 76%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDF36?

Its complement is #3434DF; analogous partners are #DF8A34 and #8ADF34. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDF36 for text?

Black text on #DFDF36 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.