Palettes / Colors / #DBCA56
#DBCA56 — Yellow
#DBCA56 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 #DBCA56 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.
#DBCA56 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.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCA56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 202, 86 |
| HSL | 52°, 65%, 60% |
| HSV | 52°, 61%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 61%, 14% |
| XYZ | 52.01, 57.97, 17.25 |
| Yxy | 57.97, 0.4088, 0.4556 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.72, -7.94, 58.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.14, -7.35, 37.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 34%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 61% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCA56
.text { color: #DBCA56; }
.background { background-color: #DBCA56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCA56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 65%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCA56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCA56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 86, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCA56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCA56">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBCA56
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Tones of #DBCA56
Color harmonies
Complementary — #5768DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.67:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCA56: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCA56
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 #DBCA56: ·
How #DBCA56 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 #DBCA56 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 #DBCA56?
#DBCA56 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 202, 86). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCA56?
#DBCA56 is RGB 219, 202, 86 — HSL 52°, 65%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 61%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCA56?
Its complement is #5768DB; analogous partners are #DB8757 and #ABDB57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCA56 for text?
Black text on #DBCA56 has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.