Palettes / Colors / #DBBC66

#DBBC66 — Yellow

#DBBC66 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBBC66 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 #6685DB; it also sits naturally between #DB8166 and #C0DB66. 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 74% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 53% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBC66

.text { color: #DBBC66; }
.background { background-color: #DBBC66; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBC66; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 188, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 62%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBC66; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 188, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBC66; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 188, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBC66">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBC66">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBBC66

Tints of #DBBC66

Tones of #DBBC66

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6685DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBC66: #000000.

How #DBBC66 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 #DBBC66 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBC66?

#DBBC66 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 188, 102). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBC66?

#DBBC66 is RGB 219, 188, 102 — HSL 44°, 62%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 53%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBC66?

Its complement is #6685DB; analogous partners are #DB8166 and #C0DB66. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBC66 for text?

Black text on #DBBC66 has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.