Palettes / Colors / #DBB300

#DBB300 — Vivid Yellow

#DBB300 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBB300 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 #0028DB; it also sits naturally between #DB4500 and #96DB00. 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 70% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 100% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #DBB300

.text { color: #DBB300; }
.background { background-color: #DBB300; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBB300; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 179, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBB300; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 179, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBB300; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 179, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBB300">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBB300">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBB300

Tints of #DBB300

Tones of #DBB300

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0028DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBB300: #000000.

How #DBB300 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 #DBB300 or a close neighbour

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 #DBB300?

#DBB300 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 179, 0). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBB300?

#DBB300 is RGB 219, 179, 0 — HSL 49°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 100%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBB300?

Its complement is #0028DB; analogous partners are #DB4500 and #96DB00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBB300 for text?

Black text on #DBB300 has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.01:1.