Palettes / Colors / #DBBC75
#DBBC75 — Light Yellow
#DBBC75 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DBBC75 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.
#DBBC75 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #7594DB; it also sits naturally between #DB8A75 and #C7DB75. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBBC75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 188, 117 |
| HSL | 42°, 59%, 66% |
| HSV | 42°, 47%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 14%, 47%, 14% |
| XYZ | 50.41, 52.31, 24.27 |
| Yxy | 52.31, 0.3969, 0.4119 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.47, 1.85, 39.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.33, 1.72, 27.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 74% · Blue 46%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 47% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBBC75
.text { color: #DBBC75; }
.background { background-color: #DBBC75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBC75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 188, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 59%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBC75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 188, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBC75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 188, 117, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBBC75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBC75">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7594DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBBC75: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBC75
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBBC75: ·
How #DBBC75 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 #DBBC75 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBBC75?
#DBBC75 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 188, 117). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBC75?
#DBBC75 is RGB 219, 188, 117 — HSL 42°, 59%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 47%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBBC75?
Its complement is #7594DB; analogous partners are #DB8A75 and #C7DB75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBBC75 for text?
Black text on #DBBC75 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.