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#D2D359 — Yellow

#D2D359 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #D2D359 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.

#D2D359 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5A5AD3; it also sits naturally between #D3965A and #96D35A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D2D359 · RGB 210, 211, 89

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Color values

HEX#D2D359
RGB210, 211, 89
HSL60°, 58%, 59%
HSV60°, 58%, 83%
CMYK0%, 0%, 58%, 17%
XYZ51.68, 61.01, 18.50
Yxy61.01, 0.3939, 0.4651
CIE-Lab82.38, -15.99, 58.85
Hunter Lab78.11, -14.66, 37.78

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 83% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D2D359 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D2D359 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D2D359

.text { color: #D2D359; }
.background { background-color: #D2D359; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2D359; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 211, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2D359; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 211, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2D359; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 211, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2D359">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2D359">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2D359

#CECE46#C1C133#ADAD2E#959528#818122#69691C#555516#3C3C10#28280B#101004

Tints of #D2D359

#D7D76A#DBDB76#DFDF86#E3E396#E7E7A6#EBEBB2#EFEFC3#F3F3D3#F6F6DF#FBFBEF

Tones of #D2D359

#CBCB62#C1C16C#B9B974#B1B17C#A8A885#9F9F8E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A5AD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #D2D359: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D2D359

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #D2D359: ·

How #D2D359 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D2D277Deuteranopia · #D2D27ETritanopia · #D28E93

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D2D359 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cece5a
#CECE5A · #FFE17B · #FD8D14 · #C51605
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Frozen Ruby Lagoon
#76272D · #C8956C · #CECB5A · #7BBF37
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Smoky Ruby Orchard
#B73733 · #D29C7A · #9A8032 · #C8D559
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CECE5A#D6D85D#CECB5A#D8D351#C8D559#D8D051#CDDC60#D3CD64#D6C756#D8D365#DBD44F#CADE5A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D2D358  ·  #D2D35A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2D359?

#D2D359 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 210, 211, 89). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2D359?

#D2D359 is RGB 210, 211, 89 — HSL 60°, 58%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 58%, 17%.

What colors go with #D2D359?

Its complement is #5A5AD3; analogous partners are #D3965A and #96D35A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2D359 for text?

Black text on #D2D359 has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.