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#DBBC33 — Yellow

#DBBC33 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 #DBBC33 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.

#DBBC33 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 #3352DB; it also sits naturally between #DB6833 and #A6DB33. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBBC33 · RGB 219, 188, 51

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Color values

HEX#DBBC33
RGB219, 188, 51
HSL49°, 70%, 53%
HSV49°, 77%, 86%
CMYK0%, 14%, 77%, 14%
XYZ47.79, 51.27, 10.51
Yxy51.27, 0.4362, 0.4679
CIE-Lab76.84, -2.57, 68.33
Hunter Lab71.60, -2.36, 38.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 74% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 77% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBBC33 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBBC33 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBBC33

.text { color: #DBBC33; }
.background { background-color: #DBBC33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBC33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 188, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBC33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 188, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBC33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 188, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBC33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBC33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBBC33

#D0B125#BA9E21#A58C1D#8F7919#7E6B16#685812#52460F#3D340B#272107#110F03

Tints of #DBBC33

#DEC245#E2C95A#E5CF6C#E8D47D#ECDC93#EFE1A4#F2E7B5#F5EDC7#F9F4DC#FCF9EE

Tones of #DBBC33

#CFB53F#C3AD4B#B7A657#AB9E63#9F966F#938F7B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3352DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.87:1 Fails
Against black text11.25:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBBC33: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBC33

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DBBC33: ·

How #DBBC33 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CECD54Deuteranopia · #CFD25CTritanopia · #D96E74

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBBC33 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Aurora
#D8BD2A · #95AC2A · #549318 · #63D44E
Electric Opal
#E88EB4 · #E26749 · #DFBC29 · #C4F086
Wild Voyage
#C68A18 · #E7B737 · #5387EA · #B2C0F1
Vintage Ruby Solace
#8F4319 · #DEBA41 · #CCE74F · #59AE1E
Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Palette 00809d
#00809D · #FCF8DD · #FFD700 · #D3AF37

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D8BD2A#DFBC29#E7B737#DEBA41#D7CA2D#D3AF37#D2CA32#CABC33#E9B63B#E5BA41#D5C828#E0B027

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBBC32  ·  #DBBC34 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBC33?

#DBBC33 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 188, 51). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBC33?

#DBBC33 is RGB 219, 188, 51 — HSL 49°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 77%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBC33?

Its complement is #3352DB; analogous partners are #DB6833 and #A6DB33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBC33 for text?

Black text on #DBBC33 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.