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#DFB053 Color

#DFB053 is rgb(223, 176, 83) in RGB, hsl(40, 69%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 63%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunray (#E3AB57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFB053
HEX#DFB053
RGBrgb(223, 176, 83)
HSLhsl(40, 69%, 60%)
HSVhsv(40, 63%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 63%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.123 82.2)
LABlab(74.87% 10.39 53.21)
LCHlch(74.87% 54.22 78.95)

What #DFB053 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DFB053, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DFB053 Channel Values

How #DFB053 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 176 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 69% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 63% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 63% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.01:1 vs white · 10.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFB053 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFB053 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFB053

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFB053; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFB053

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFB053.

How #DFB053 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DFB053
Protanopia#B9B952
Protanomaly#C9B653
Deuteranopia#C1C14F
Deuteranomaly#CEBB51
Tritanopia#E5A8A8
Tritanomaly#E3AB8E
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFB053 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dfb053: #DFB053;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFB053;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfb053': '#DFB053' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.690, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_dfb053">#DFB053</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFB053"

More Yellow Colors

#DFB053 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFB053 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFB053?

#DFB053 is a light yellow — rgb(223, 176, 83) in RGB and hsl(40, 69%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunray (#E3AB57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #DFB053?

#DFB053 is rgb(223, 176, 83) — red 223, green 176, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFB053?

#DFB053 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 63%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFB053 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFB053 scores 2.01:1 against white and 10.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFB053 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFB053 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 15.97, which is visibly different.

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