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#DBCF83 — Light Yellow

#DBCF83 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 #DBCF83 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.

#DBCF83 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 #8490DB; it also sits naturally between #DBA484 and #BCDB84. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBCF83 · RGB 219, 207, 131

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Color values

HEX#DBCF83
RGB219, 207, 131
HSL52°, 55%, 69%
HSV52°, 40%, 86%
CMYK0%, 5%, 40%, 14%
XYZ55.62, 61.32, 30.38
Yxy61.32, 0.3776, 0.4163
CIE-Lab82.55, -6.57, 39.23
Hunter Lab78.31, -6.17, 28.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 40% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBCF83 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBCF83 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBCF83

.text { color: #DBCF83; }
.background { background-color: #DBCF83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCF83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 55%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCF83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCF83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCF83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCF83">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCF83

#D5C76D#CDBC51#C6B339#AA9A31#92842A#776B22#5F561C#433D14#2B270D#100E05

Tints of #DBCF83

#DFD490#E1D798#E5DCA4#E8E1B0#EBE5BC#EEE8C4#F1EDD0#F5F1DB#F7F4E3#FAF9EF

Tones of #DBCF83

#D5CB8B#CFC791#C8C297#C3BE9D#BDB9A3#B6B5AA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8490DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.58:1 Fails
Against black text13.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBCF83: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCF83

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 #DBCF83: ·

How #DBCF83 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D695Deuteranopia · #D7D79ATritanopia · #DAA4A7

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBCF83 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Honey Ember
#E2D483 · #DAC652 · #908028 · #484014
Ruby Breeze
#D9D28B · #B2BD7E · #8E9162 · #6A795D
Frozen Meadow
#A8A828 · #E2D582 · #6564DA · #CCCAEE
Palette B2b377
#B2B377 · #D2D180 · #E5E483 · #F1F5A8
Palette 36656b
#36656B · #75B06F · #DAD887 · #F0F8A4

Similar colors

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

#D4CF81#E2D483#D9D28B#E2D582#D2D180#DAD887#E5CD82#DBCC79#E5D283#E3D18A#E4D289#D9DA82

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBCF82  ·  #DBCF84 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCF83?

#DBCF83 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 207, 131). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCF83?

#DBCF83 is RGB 219, 207, 131 — HSL 52°, 55%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 40%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCF83?

Its complement is #8490DB; analogous partners are #DBA484 and #BCDB84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCF83 for text?

Black text on #DBCF83 has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.