Palettes / Colors / #D2BB26

#D2BB26 — Yellow

#D2BB26 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #D2BB26 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.

#D2BB26 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 #273ED3; it also sits naturally between #D36627 and #94D327. 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 82% · Green 73% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 82% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2BB26

.text { color: #D2BB26; }
.background { background-color: #D2BB26; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2BB26; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 187, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 69%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2BB26; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 187, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2BB26; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 187, 38, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2BB26">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2BB26">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2BB26

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #273ED3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2BB26: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2BB26

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 #D2BB26 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 #D2BB26 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

← #D2BB25  ·  #D2BB27 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2BB26?

#D2BB26 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 210, 187, 38). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2BB26?

#D2BB26 is RGB 210, 187, 38 — HSL 52°, 69%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 82%, 18%.

What colors go with #D2BB26?

Its complement is #273ED3; analogous partners are #D36627 and #94D327. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2BB26 for text?

Black text on #D2BB26 has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.