Palettes / Colors / #DBCA47
#DBCA47 — Yellow
#DBCA47 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 #DBCA47 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.
#DBCA47 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 #4859DB; it also sits naturally between #DB8048 and #A2DB48. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCA47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 202, 71 |
| HSL | 53°, 67%, 57% |
| HSV | 53°, 68%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 68%, 14% |
| XYZ | 51.47, 57.76, 14.40 |
| Yxy | 57.76, 0.4164, 0.4672 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.60, -8.84, 64.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.00, -8.17, 39.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 28%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 68% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCA47
.text { color: #DBCA47; }
.background { background-color: #DBCA47; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCA47; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 67%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCA47; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCA47; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 71, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCA47">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCA47">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBCA47
Tints of #DBCA47
Tones of #DBCA47
Color harmonies
Complementary — #4859DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCA47: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCA47
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 #DBCA47: ·
How #DBCA47 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 #DBCA47 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 #DBCA47?
#DBCA47 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 202, 71). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCA47?
#DBCA47 is RGB 219, 202, 71 — HSL 53°, 67%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 68%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCA47?
Its complement is #4859DB; analogous partners are #DB8048 and #A2DB48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCA47 for text?
Black text on #DBCA47 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.