Palettes / Colors / #DABE2F

#DABE2F — Yellow

#DABE2F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DABE2F 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 #2F4BDA; it also sits naturally between #DA682F and #A1DA2F. 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 75% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 78% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DABE2F

.text { color: #DABE2F; }
.background { background-color: #DABE2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DABE2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 190, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DABE2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 190, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DABE2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 190, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DABE2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DABE2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DABE2F

Tints of #DABE2F

Tones of #DABE2F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2F4BDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DABE2F: #000000.

How #DABE2F 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 #DABE2F 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

← #DABE2E  ·  #DABE30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DABE2F?

#DABE2F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 190, 47). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DABE2F?

#DABE2F is RGB 218, 190, 47 — HSL 50°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 78%, 15%.

What colors go with #DABE2F?

Its complement is #2F4BDA; analogous partners are #DA682F and #A1DA2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DABE2F for text?

Black text on #DABE2F has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.