Palettes / Colors / #DAB601

#DAB601 — Vivid Yellow

#DAB601 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DAB601 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 #0125DA; it also sits naturally between #DA4901 and #92DA01. 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 85% · Green 71% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 100% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAB601

.text { color: #DAB601; }
.background { background-color: #DAB601; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAB601; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 182, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 99%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAB601; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 182, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAB601; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 182, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAB601">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAB601">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAB601

Tints of #DAB601

Tones of #DAB601

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0125DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAB601: #000000.

How #DAB601 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 #DAB601 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

← #DAB600  ·  #DAB602 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAB601?

#DAB601 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 182, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAB601?

#DAB601 is RGB 218, 182, 1 — HSL 50°, 99%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 100%, 15%.

What colors go with #DAB601?

Its complement is #0125DA; analogous partners are #DA4901 and #92DA01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAB601 for text?

Black text on #DAB601 has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.97:1.