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#DBBC67 — Yellow

#DBBC67 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DBBC67 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.

#DBBC67 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.

#DBBC67 · RGB 219, 188, 103

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Color values

HEX#DBBC67
RGB219, 188, 103
HSL44°, 62%, 63%
HSV44°, 53%, 86%
CMYK0%, 14%, 53%, 14%
XYZ49.64, 52.01, 20.25
Yxy52.01, 0.4072, 0.4266
CIE-Lab77.28, 0.58, 46.67
Hunter Lab72.12, 0.54, 31.05

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

Sample text in #DBBC67 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBBC67 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBBC67

.text { color: #DBBC67; }
.background { background-color: #DBBC67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBC67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 188, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 62%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBC67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 188, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBC67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 188, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBC67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBC67">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBBC67

#D5B14D#D0A635#BA942C#A18026#8C7021#745C1B#5B4815#423510#29210A#110D04

Tints of #DBBC67

#DEC173#E2C983#E5CE8F#E8D49C#ECDBAC#EFE0B9#F1E6C5#F4EBD2#F8F2E2#FBF8EE

Tones of #DBBC67

#D3B86F#CAB477#C2B080#BAAD87#B2A990#A9A598

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6685DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBBC67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBC67

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 #DBBC67: ·

How #DBBC67 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECD7CDeuteranopia · #CFD281Tritanopia · #D98C8F

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBBC67 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Terrace
#DE746D · #DFBB68 · #92C32C · #56E14F
Burning Ruby Orchard
#8E721B · #E2B767 · #254BC4 · #C4CDF0
Vintage Ruby Summit
#A66041 · #493529 · #BA813A · #D2B769
Silent Ruby Zephyr
#E85D35 · #E2C16F · #A5C61E · #7CE849
Velvet Tempest
#BE4509 · #EC8A18 · #E0BB72 · #F2E1BB
Palette 3c552d
#3C552D · #CA7373 · #D7B26D · #EEE2B5

Similar colors

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

#DFBB68#E2B767#D2B769#E2C16F#E0BB72#D7B26D#D7B85B#DBC770#D8C962#E4B165#E5B46E#E8B86D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBBC66  ·  #DBBC68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBBC67?

#DBBC67 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 188, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBC67?

#DBBC67 is RGB 219, 188, 103 — HSL 44°, 62%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 53%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBC67?

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

Can I use #DBBC67 for text?

Black text on #DBBC67 has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.