Palettes / Colors / #DBDA5E

#DBDA5E — Yellow

#DBDA5E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBDA5E 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 #5D5DDA; it also sits naturally between #DA9C5D and #9CDA5D. 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 85% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDA5E

.text { color: #DBDA5E; }
.background { background-color: #DBDA5E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDA5E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 63%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDA5E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDA5E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDA5E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDA5E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDA5E

Tints of #DBDA5E

Tones of #DBDA5E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D5DDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDA5E: #000000.

How #DBDA5E 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 #DBDA5E 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

← #DBDA5D  ·  #DBDA5F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDA5E?

#DBDA5E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 94). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDA5E?

#DBDA5E is RGB 219, 218, 94 — HSL 60°, 63%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 57%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDA5E?

Its complement is #5D5DDA; analogous partners are #DA9C5D and #9CDA5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDA5E for text?

Black text on #DBDA5E has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.