Palettes / Colors / #DABA01
#DABA01 — Vivid Yellow
#DABA01 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #DABA01 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.
#DABA01 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 #0122DA; it also sits naturally between #DA4D01 and #8EDA01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DABA01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 186, 1 |
| HSL | 51°, 99%, 43% |
| HSV | 51°, 100%, 85% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 100%, 15% |
| XYZ | 46.48, 50.03, 7.23 |
| Yxy | 50.03, 0.4480, 0.4822 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.08, -3.00, 77.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.73, -2.74, 41.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 73% · Blue 0%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 100% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DABA01
.text { color: #DABA01; }
.background { background-color: #DABA01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABA01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 186, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 99%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABA01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 186, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABA01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 186, 1, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DABA01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABA01">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DABA01
Tints of #DABA01
Tones of #DABA01
Color harmonies
Complementary — #0122DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.91:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DABA01: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABA01
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DABA01: ·
How #DABA01 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 #DABA01 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DABA01?
#DABA01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 186, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DABA01?
#DABA01 is RGB 218, 186, 1 — HSL 51°, 99%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 100%, 15%.
What colors go with #DABA01?
Its complement is #0122DA; analogous partners are #DA4D01 and #8EDA01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DABA01 for text?
Black text on #DABA01 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.