Palettes / Colors / #DBA239

#DBA239 — Orange

#DBA239 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DBA239 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.

#DBA239 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #3971DB; it also sits naturally between #DB5139 and #C2DB39. 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 86% · Green 64% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 74% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBA239

.text { color: #DBA239; }
.background { background-color: #DBA239; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBA239; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 162, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(39, 69%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBA239; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 162, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBA239; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 162, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBA239">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBA239">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBA239

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Tones of #DBA239

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3971DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBA239: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBA239

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 #DBA239 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 #DBA239 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

← #DBA238  ·  #DBA23A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBA239?

#DBA239 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 219, 162, 57). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBA239?

#DBA239 is RGB 219, 162, 57 — HSL 39°, 69%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 74%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBA239?

Its complement is #3971DB; analogous partners are #DB5139 and #C2DB39. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBA239 for text?

Black text on #DBA239 has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.