Palettes / Colors / #DBBB20

#DBBB20 — Yellow

#DBBB20 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DBBB20 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.

#DBBB20 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 #1F3EDB; it also sits naturally between #DB5E1F and #9CDB1F. 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 73% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 85% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBB20

.text { color: #DBBB20; }
.background { background-color: #DBBB20; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBB20; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 187, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 75%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBB20; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 187, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBB20; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 187, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBB20">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBB20">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBBB20

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F3EDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBB20: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBB20

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 #DBBB20 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 #DBBB20 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

← #DBBB1F  ·  #DBBB21 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBB20?

#DBBB20 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 187, 32). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBB20?

#DBBB20 is RGB 219, 187, 32 — HSL 50°, 75%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 85%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBB20?

Its complement is #1F3EDB; analogous partners are #DB5E1F and #9CDB1F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBB20 for text?

Black text on #DBBB20 has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.