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#DBCD2F — Yellow

#DBCD2F 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 #DBCD2F 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.

#DBCD2F 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 #2F3DDA; it also sits naturally between #DA762F and #93DA2F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBCD2F · RGB 219, 205, 47

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Color values

HEX#DBCD2F
RGB219, 205, 47
HSL55°, 70%, 52%
HSV55°, 79%, 86%
CMYK0%, 6%, 79%, 14%
XYZ51.56, 58.93, 11.35
Yxy58.93, 0.4232, 0.4837
CIE-Lab81.25, -11.41, 73.56
Hunter Lab76.76, -10.52, 42.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 79% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBCD2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBCD2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBCD2F

.text { color: #DBCD2F; }
.background { background-color: #DBCD2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCD2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 205, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 70%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCD2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 205, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCD2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 205, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCD2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCD2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCD2F

#CCBE24#B6AA20#A5991D#8F8519#797115#645D12#4E490E#3D390B#272407#111003

Tints of #DBCD2F

#DDD040#E1D656#E4DA67#E8DF7D#EBE38E#EEE8A0#F2EDB5#F5F1C7#F9F7DC#FCFBEE

Tones of #DBCD2F

#CEC23B#C2B847#B6AD54#A9A360#9D996C#918F78

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2F3DDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBCD2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCD2F

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 #DBCD2F: ·

How #DBCD2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D555Deuteranopia · #D6D75ETritanopia · #DA737A

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 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBCD2F rather than the exact color:

Lucky Voyage
#CF6B49 · #EAC083 · #D7CA2D · #B2D254
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Velvet Ruby Zephyr
#A2581F · #D5C828 · #B3E46F · #B2EFAC
Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Palette 0d0b61
#0D0B61 · #294669 · #478B8D · #E4D329
Burning Ruby Saffron
#DDDB30 · #A7DB5B · #40C225 · #3FE86A

Similar colors

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

#D7CA2D#D2CA32#D5C828#D0CD2D#E4D329#DDDB30#E6CB38#D3C526#E1CB3D#CDC733#DED220#D2D929

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCD2E  ·  #DBCD30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCD2F?

#DBCD2F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 205, 47). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCD2F?

#DBCD2F is RGB 219, 205, 47 — HSL 55°, 70%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 79%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCD2F?

Its complement is #2F3DDA; analogous partners are #DA762F and #93DA2F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCD2F for text?

Black text on #DBCD2F has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.