Palettes / Colors / #DBCC79

#DBCC79 — Light Yellow

#DBCC79 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBCC79 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7A89DC; it also sits naturally between #DC9C7A and #B9DC7A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 45% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCC79

.text { color: #DBCC79; }
.background { background-color: #DBCC79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCC79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 204, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 58%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCC79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 204, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCC79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 204, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCC79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCC79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A89DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCC79: #000000.

How #DBCC79 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 #DBCC79

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBCC79 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCC78  ·  #DBCC7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCC79?

#DBCC79 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 204, 121). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCC79?

#DBCC79 is RGB 219, 204, 121 — HSL 51°, 58%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 45%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCC79?

Its complement is #7A89DC; analogous partners are #DC9C7A and #B9DC7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCC79 for text?

Black text on #DBCC79 has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.