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#DBCF68 — Yellow

#DBCF68 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 #DBCF68 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.

#DBCF68 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 #6773DA; it also sits naturally between #DA9567 and #ACDA67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBCF68 · RGB 219, 207, 104

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Color values

HEX#DBCF68
RGB219, 207, 104
HSL54°, 61%, 63%
HSV54°, 53%, 86%
CMYK0%, 5%, 53%, 14%
XYZ54.02, 60.69, 21.96
Yxy60.69, 0.3953, 0.4440
CIE-Lab82.21, -9.14, 52.03
Hunter Lab77.90, -8.51, 34.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 53% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBCF68 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBCF68 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBCF68

.text { color: #DBCF68; }
.background { background-color: #DBCF68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCF68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 61%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCF68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCF68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCF68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCF68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCF68

#D4C74E#CEBF36#B9AB2D#A09427#8C8122#736A1C#5A5316#423D10#29260A#100F04

Tints of #DBCF68

#DDD373#E1D884#E4DC90#E7E09C#EBE5AD#EEE9B9#F1EDC6#F4F1D2#F8F6E2#FBFAEF

Tones of #DBCF68

#D2C870#CAC277#C2BB80#B9B488#B1AD91#A9A798

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6773DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.60:1 Fails
Against black text13.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBCF68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCF68

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 #DBCF68: ·

How #DBCF68 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D681Deuteranopia · #D7D787Tritanopia · #DA9599

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 #DBCF68 rather than the exact color:

Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Palette D6d46d
#D6D46D · #F4DFB6 · #DE8F5F · #9A4444
Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272

Similar colors

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

#D8D365#D9D36D#D4D167#E2D365#D6D46D#D9D46F#D8C962#D3CD64#DBC770#E6C96A#E6C767#E5C95F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCF67  ·  #DBCF69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCF68?

#DBCF68 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 207, 104). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCF68?

#DBCF68 is RGB 219, 207, 104 — HSL 54°, 61%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 53%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCF68?

Its complement is #6773DA; analogous partners are #DA9567 and #ACDA67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCF68 for text?

Black text on #DBCF68 has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.