Palettes / Colors / #DBCA42
#DBCA42 — Yellow
#DBCA42 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 #DBCA42 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.
#DBCA42 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 #4354DB; it also sits naturally between #DB7D43 and #A1DB43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCA42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 202, 66 |
| HSL | 53°, 68%, 56% |
| HSV | 53°, 70%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 70%, 14% |
| XYZ | 51.32, 57.69, 13.59 |
| Yxy | 57.69, 0.4186, 0.4706 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.57, -9.10, 66.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.96, -8.40, 39.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 26%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 70% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCA42
.text { color: #DBCA42; }
.background { background-color: #DBCA42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCA42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 68%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCA42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCA42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 66, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCA42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCA42">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBCA42
Tints of #DBCA42
Tones of #DBCA42
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4354DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCA42: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCA42
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 #DBCA42: ·
How #DBCA42 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 #DBCA42 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 #DBCA42?
#DBCA42 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 202, 66). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCA42?
#DBCA42 is RGB 219, 202, 66 — HSL 53°, 68%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 70%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCA42?
Its complement is #4354DB; analogous partners are #DB7D43 and #A1DB43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCA42 for text?
Black text on #DBCA42 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.