Palettes / Colors / #DABC73

#DABC73 — Yellow

#DABC73 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DABC73 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.

#DABC73 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 #728FDA; it also sits naturally between #DA8872 and #C3DA72. 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 74% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 47% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DABC73

.text { color: #DABC73; }
.background { background-color: #DABC73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABC73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 188, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 58%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABC73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 188, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABC73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 188, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DABC73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABC73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #728FDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DABC73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DABC73

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:

How #DABC73 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 #DABC73 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABC73?

#DABC73 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 188, 115). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABC73?

#DABC73 is RGB 218, 188, 115 — HSL 43°, 58%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 47%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABC73?

Its complement is #728FDA; analogous partners are #DA8872 and #C3DA72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABC73 for text?

Black text on #DABC73 has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.