Palettes / Colors / #DBAE29

#DBAE29 — Yellow

#DBAE29 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBAE29 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 #2956DB; it also sits naturally between #DB5629 and #AEDB29. 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 68% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 81% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBAE29

.text { color: #DBAE29; }
.background { background-color: #DBAE29; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBAE29; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 174, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 71%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBAE29; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 174, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBAE29; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 174, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBAE29">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBAE29">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBAE29

Tints of #DBAE29

Tones of #DBAE29

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2956DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBAE29: #000000.

How #DBAE29 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 #DBAE29 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

← #DBAE28  ·  #DBAE2A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBAE29?

#DBAE29 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 174, 41). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBAE29?

#DBAE29 is RGB 219, 174, 41 — HSL 45°, 71%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 81%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBAE29?

Its complement is #2956DB; analogous partners are #DB5629 and #AEDB29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBAE29 for text?

Black text on #DBAE29 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.