Palettes / Colors / #DFDF37

#DFDF37 — Yellow

#DFDF37 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 #DFDF37 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.

#DFDF37 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 #3A3ADF; it also sits naturally between #DF8C3A and #8CDF3A. 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 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDF37

.text { color: #DFDF37; }
.background { background-color: #DFDF37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDF37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 72%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDF37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDF37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDF37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDF37">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A3ADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDF37: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDF37

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 #DFDF37 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 #DFDF37 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDF37?

#DFDF37 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 223, 223, 55). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDF37?

#DFDF37 is RGB 223, 223, 55 — HSL 60°, 72%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 75%, 13%.

What colors go with #DFDF37?

Its complement is #3A3ADF; analogous partners are #DF8C3A and #8CDF3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDF37 for text?

Black text on #DFDF37 has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.