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#d5df07

a balanced, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Yellow

RGB
213, 223, 7
HSL
63°, 94%, 45%
CMYK
5, 0, 97, 13
Luminance
0.6694

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #d5df07 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#d5df07
Hue
63°
yellow
Saturation
94%
electric
Lightness
45%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
81%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6694
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
27/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.39:1
Closest name
Yellow
ΔE2000 7.8
Where it sits
Hue63° of 360°
Saturation94%
Lightness45%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool27% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#d5df07
RGBrgb(213, 223, 7)
HSLhsl(63, 94%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 97%, 13%)
LABlab(85.5 -23.6 83.9)
LCHlch(85.5 87.1 105.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.867 0.192 113.0)
Decimal14016263
Display P3color(display-p3 0.835 0.875 0.027)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #d5df07;
background-color: #d5df07;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#d5df07] bg-[#d5df07]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #d5df07;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.835, green: 0.875, blue: 0.027)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#d5df07")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFD5DF07)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(7, 223, 213)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #d5df07 · 14.39:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.39:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #d5df07 as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.39:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#d5df07 on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#d5df07 on black: 14.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F1D400
deuteranopia · #F1D72D
tritanopia · #E4D1BE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #d5df07 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FDFDF2
#FAFBE4
#F7FAC2
#F7FC92
#F2FA5C
#EEF825
#d5df07
#BDC606
#979E05
#6D7208
#444705
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FDFDF2Darkest = 950 · #444705
:root {
  --brand-50: #FDFDF2;
  --brand-100: #FAFBE4;
  --brand-200: #F7FAC2;
  --brand-300: #F7FC92;
  --brand-400: #F2FA5C;
  --brand-500: #EEF825;
  --brand-600: #d5df07;
  --brand-700: #BDC606;
  --brand-800: #979E05;
  --brand-900: #6D7208;
  --brand-950: #444705;
  --brand: #d5df07;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #d5df07

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#EBEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#979B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0230E4
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#767C04
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FDFEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#242414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #d5df07

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#1107DF
Analogous left#DF7D07
Analogous right#69DF07
Split-complement 1#0769DF
Split-complement 2#7D07DF
Triadic 1#07D5DF
Triadic 2#DF07D5
Tetradic#07DF7D

RGB percentages

Red83.5%
Green87.5%
Blue2.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan4.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow96.9%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#d5df07 text on a black background

contrast 14.39:1

Card sample

#d5df07 text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #d5df07;
Background color
Panel with #d5df07 background
background-color: #d5df07;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #d5df07;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(213, 223, 7, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(213, 223, 7, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #d5df07;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5df07, #45DF07);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #d5df07

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#d5df07 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#d5df07, answered

What color is #d5df07?

#d5df07 is a balanced electric yellow, closest to Yellow (ΔE2000 7.8). It sits at 63° on the hue wheel with 94% saturation and 45% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #d5df07?

rgb(213, 223, 7) — 213 red, 223 green and 7 blue out of 255, or 83.5% / 87.5% / 2.7% by channel.

Is #d5df07 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6694 and perceived brightness is 81%, so black text on it reaches 14.39:1.

Should I use black or white text on #d5df07?

Black. It scores 14.39:1 against #d5df07, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #d5df07?

#1107DF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #0769DF and #7D07DF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #d5df07?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #EBEDC0 for borders, #979B4B for secondary text, #0230E4 as an accent and #767C04 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DF7D07 and #69DF07 stays calm, while #1107DF is the loudest partner.

What is #d5df07 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(5%, 0%, 97%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #d5df07 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 27 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DFA207; nudged cooler, #86E105.

Work with #d5df07 in the Color Lab