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#DBCA55 — Yellow

#DBCA55 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 #DBCA55 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.

#DBCA55 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 #5768DB; it also sits naturally between #DB8757 and #ABDB57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBCA55 · RGB 219, 202, 85

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Color values

HEX#DBCA55
RGB219, 202, 85
HSL52°, 65%, 60%
HSV52°, 61%, 86%
CMYK0%, 8%, 61%, 14%
XYZ51.97, 57.96, 17.04
Yxy57.96, 0.4093, 0.4565
CIE-Lab80.71, -8.00, 58.97
Hunter Lab76.13, -7.41, 37.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 61% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DBCA55 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBCA55 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBCA55

.text { color: #DBCA55; }
.background { background-color: #DBCA55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCA55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 65%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCA55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCA55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCA55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCA55">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCA55

#D6C23D#CEB92C#B5A226#A08F22#87781D#6D6217#584F13#3F380D#2A2609#110F04

Tints of #DBCA55

#DFCF68#E2D374#E5D885#E8DC92#EBE2A2#EFE7B3#F2EBC0#F5F0D1#F8F4DD#FBFAEE

Tones of #DBCA55

#D2C360#C8BB6A#BFB573#B6AE7C#ACA786#A2A090

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5768DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBCA55: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCA55

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DBCA55: ·

How #DBCA55 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D4D371Deuteranopia · #D5D678Tritanopia · #DA888D

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBCA55 rather than the exact color:

Honey Ember
#E2D483 · #DAC652 · #908028 · #484014
Burning Opal
#9F5325 · #D6C756 · #A4CB66 · #5EC652
Serene Ruby Whisper
#1B8F79 · #A825C7 · #E0C658 · #D4F2F1
Rustic Ruby Zephyr
#A427AC · #D8D051 · #48D6CD · #DCB4E5
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Smoky Ruby Tempest
#E66A1C · #E2D050 · #9FDD39 · #51EE3A

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DAC652#D6C756#E0C658#D8D051#D8D351#E2D050#DBD44F#D8C962#CECB5A#E5C95F#DEBD50#CECE5A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCA54  ·  #DBCA56 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCA55?

#DBCA55 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 202, 85). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCA55?

#DBCA55 is RGB 219, 202, 85 — HSL 52°, 65%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 61%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCA55?

Its complement is #5768DB; analogous partners are #DB8757 and #ABDB57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCA55 for text?

Black text on #DBCA55 has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.