Palettes / Colors / #DBCF80
#DBCF80 — Light Yellow
#DBCF80 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DBCF80 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.
#DBCF80 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 #808CDB; it also sits naturally between #DBA180 and #BADB80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCF80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 207, 128 |
| HSL | 52°, 56%, 68% |
| HSV | 52°, 42%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 42%, 14% |
| XYZ | 55.42, 61.24, 29.32 |
| Yxy | 61.24, 0.3796, 0.4195 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.51, -6.89, 40.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.26, -6.46, 29.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 50%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 42% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCF80
.text { color: #DBCF80; }
.background { background-color: #DBCF80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCF80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 56%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCF80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCF80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 128, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCF80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCF80">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBCF80
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Tones of #DBCF80
Color harmonies
Complementary — #808CDB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCF80: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCF80
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 #DBCF80: ·
How #DBCF80 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 #DBCF80 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 #DBCF80?
#DBCF80 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 207, 128). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCF80?
#DBCF80 is RGB 219, 207, 128 — HSL 52°, 56%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 42%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCF80?
Its complement is #808CDB; analogous partners are #DBA180 and #BADB80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCF80 for text?
Black text on #DBCF80 has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.