Palettes / Colors / #DBDA77

#DBDA77 — Light Yellow

#DBDA77 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DBDA77 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.

#DBDA77 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 #7678DB; it also sits naturally between #DBA776 and #AADB76. 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 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDA77

.text { color: #DBDA77; }
.background { background-color: #DBDA77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDA77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 58%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDA77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDA77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDA77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDA77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7678DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDA77: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDA77

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:

How #DBDA77 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 #DBDA77 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

← #DBDA76  ·  #DBDA78 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDA77?

#DBDA77 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 119). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDA77?

#DBDA77 is RGB 219, 218, 119 — HSL 59°, 58%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 46%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDA77?

Its complement is #7678DB; analogous partners are #DBA776 and #AADB76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDA77 for text?

Black text on #DBDA77 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.