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#DABA02 — Vivid Yellow

#DABA02 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 #DABA02 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.

#DABA02 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 #0222D9; it also sits naturally between #D94D02 and #8ED902. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DABA02 · RGB 218, 186, 2

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Color values

HEX#DABA02
RGB218, 186, 2
HSL51°, 98%, 43%
HSV51°, 99%, 85%
CMYK0%, 15%, 99%, 15%
XYZ46.48, 50.03, 7.26
Yxy50.03, 0.4479, 0.4821
CIE-Lab76.09, -2.99, 77.65
Hunter Lab70.73, -2.73, 41.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 73% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 99% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DABA02 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DABA02 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DABA02

.text { color: #DABA02; }
.background { background-color: #DABA02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABA02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 186, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 98%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABA02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 186, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABA02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 186, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DABA02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABA02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DABA02

#C5A802#B19602#9D8502#887401#796701#655601#514501#3D3401#282200#141100

Tints of #DABA02

#F2CE02#FDDA17#FDDE30#FDE249#FDE768#FEEB81#FEEF9A#FEF3B3#FFF8D2#FFFCEB

Tones of #DABA02

#CAAE12#BAA321#AB9930#9C8E40#8C834F#7D785E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0222D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #DABA02: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABA02

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 #DABA02: ·

How #DABA02 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCC2FDeuteranopia · #CED039Tritanopia · #D85259

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 #DABA02 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#E7AD18#F2A900#F0A500#CCB51E#DAB321#D8C81F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DABA01  ·  #DABA03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABA02?

#DABA02 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 186, 2). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABA02?

#DABA02 is RGB 218, 186, 2 — HSL 51°, 98%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 99%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABA02?

Its complement is #0222D9; analogous partners are #D94D02 and #8ED902. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABA02 for text?

Black text on #DABA02 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.