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#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.

#DABA01 · RGB 218, 186, 1

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Color values

HEX#DABA01
RGB218, 186, 1
HSL51°, 99%, 43%
HSV51°, 100%, 85%
CMYK0%, 15%, 100%, 15%
XYZ46.48, 50.03, 7.23
Yxy50.03, 0.4480, 0.4822
CIE-Lab76.08, -3.00, 77.76
Hunter Lab70.73, -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

Sample text in #DABA01 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DABA01 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#C6A801#B29701#9D8601#897501#7A6801#655601#514500#3D3400#292300#141100

Tints of #DABA01

#F4CF01#FEDB16#FEDF2F#FEE348#FEE867#FEEB80#FEEF9A#FFF3B3#FFF8D1#FFFCEB

Tones of #DABA01

#CBAF10#BCA420#AC992F#9C8E40#8C834F#7D785E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0122DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.91:1 Fails
Against black text11.01:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #CCCC2EDeuteranopia · #CED039Tritanopia · #D85159

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:

Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Amber 500 · #FFC107Bootstrap warning · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DABA01 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8e1d41
#8E1D41 · #DBBF0D · #FFCD19 · #FFEFB4
Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE
Palette 25671e
#25671E · #48A111 · #F2B50B · #F7F0F0
Smoky Monsoon
#152BC9 · #3534EA · #E1C817 · #F4F4C0
Radiant Drift
#9F112B · #B35422 · #CDB519 · #588313
Smoky Ruby Bloom
#CBC019 · #C1EE6C · #86E866 · #44DF5C

Similar colors

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

#DBBF0D#D7B013#F2B50B#E1C817#CDB519#CBC019#F2A900#E7AD18#F0A500#CCB51E#DAB321#F9B208

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DABA00  ·  #DABA02 →

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.