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#DFD93A Color

#DFD93A is rgb(223, 217, 58) in RGB, hsl(58, 72%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 74%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFD93A
HEX#DFD93A
RGBrgb(223, 217, 58)
HSLhsl(58, 72%, 55%)
HSVhsv(58, 74%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 74%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.169 107.2)
LABlab(85.21% -10.56 73.00)
LCHlch(85.21% 73.76 98.23)

What #DFD93A 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 #DFD93A, 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.

#DFD93A Channel Values

How #DFD93A 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 217 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 72% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 74% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 74% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFD93A 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DFD93A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFD93A; 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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Tints & Shades of #DFD93A

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFD93A.

How #DFD93A 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#DFD93A
Protanopia#DADA3A
Protanomaly#DCDA3A
Deuteranopia#DBDB39
Deuteranomaly#DDDA39
Tritanopia#EACDCD
Tritanomaly#E6D2A7
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFD93A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfd93a: #DFD93A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFD93A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfd93a': '#DFD93A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.851, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_dfd93a">#DFD93A</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFD93A"

More Yellow Colors

#DFD93A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFD93A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFD93A?

#DFD93A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(223, 217, 58) in RGB and hsl(58, 72%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Minion Yellow (#F5E050), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #DFD93A?

#DFD93A is rgb(223, 217, 58) — red 223, green 217, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFD93A?

#DFD93A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 74%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFD93A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFD93A scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFD93A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFD93A 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 19.24, which is visibly different.

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