Palettes / Colors / #DBBF33

#DBBF33 — Yellow

#DBBF33 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBBF33 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 #334FDB; it also sits naturally between #DB6B33 and #A3DB33. 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 75% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 77% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #DBBF33

.text { color: #DBBF33; }
.background { background-color: #DBBF33; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBF33; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 191, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 70%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBF33; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 191, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBF33; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 191, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBF33">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBF33">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBBF33

Tints of #DBBF33

Tones of #DBBF33

Color harmonies

Complementary — #334FDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBF33: #000000.

How #DBBF33 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 #DBBF33 or a close neighbour

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 #DBBF33?

#DBBF33 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 191, 51). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBF33?

#DBBF33 is RGB 219, 191, 51 — HSL 50°, 70%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 77%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBF33?

Its complement is #334FDB; analogous partners are #DB6B33 and #A3DB33. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBF33 for text?

Black text on #DBBF33 has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.