Palettes / Colors / #DBC024
#DBC024 — Yellow
#DBC024 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 #DBC024 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.
#DBC024 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 #243FDB; it also sits naturally between #DB6424 and #9BDB24. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBC024 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 192, 36 |
| HSL | 51°, 72%, 50% |
| HSV | 51°, 84%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 12%, 84%, 14% |
| XYZ | 48.38, 52.89, 9.33 |
| Yxy | 52.89, 0.4375, 0.4782 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.81, -5.12, 73.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.72, -4.70, 40.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 75% · Blue 14%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 84% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBC024
.text { color: #DBC024; }
.background { background-color: #DBC024; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBC024; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 192, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 72%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBC024; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 192, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBC024; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 192, 36, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBC024">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBC024">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBC024
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #243FDB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.81:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBC024: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBC024
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 #DBC024: ·
How #DBC024 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 #DBC024 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 #DBC024?
#DBC024 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 192, 36). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBC024?
#DBC024 is RGB 219, 192, 36 — HSL 51°, 72%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 84%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBC024?
Its complement is #243FDB; analogous partners are #DB6424 and #9BDB24. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBC024 for text?
Black text on #DBC024 has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.