Close to Citrine
#DFCB0D
#DFCB0D is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 79.6% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 89% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DFCB0D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.66:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.69:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.69:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFCB0D as they’d see it.
#DFCB0D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DFCB0D
What color is #DFCB0D?
#DFCB0D is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Citrine. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 79.6% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 89% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFCB0D in RGB?
#DFCB0D is rgb(223, 203, 13): 223 red, 203 green, and 13 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFCB0D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 94, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFCB0D?
PANTONE 107 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFCB0D?
Its complement #D3C0FB gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.