Palettes / Colors / #DBDB29

#DBDB29 — Yellow

#DBDB29 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBDB29 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 #2929DB; it also sits naturally between #DB8229 and #82DB29. 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 86% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 81% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDB29

.text { color: #DBDB29; }
.background { background-color: #DBDB29; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDB29; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 71%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDB29; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDB29; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDB29">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDB29">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDB29

Tints of #DBDB29

Tones of #DBDB29

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2929DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDB29: #000000.

How #DBDB29 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 #DBDB29 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

← #DBDB28  ·  #DBDB2A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDB29?

#DBDB29 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 41). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDB29?

#DBDB29 is RGB 219, 219, 41 — HSL 60°, 71%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 81%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDB29?

Its complement is #2929DB; analogous partners are #DB8229 and #82DB29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDB29 for text?

Black text on #DBDB29 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.