Palettes / Colors / #DBDB54

#DBDB54 — Yellow

#DBDB54 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBDB54 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 #5252DA; it also sits naturally between #DA9652 and #96DA52. 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 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 62% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDB54

.text { color: #DBDB54; }
.background { background-color: #DBDB54; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDB54; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 65%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDB54; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDB54; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDB54">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDB54">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDB54

Tints of #DBDB54

Tones of #DBDB54

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5252DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDB54: #000000.

How #DBDB54 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 #DBDB54 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

← #DBDB53  ·  #DBDB55 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDB54?

#DBDB54 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 84). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDB54?

#DBDB54 is RGB 219, 219, 84 — HSL 60°, 65%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 62%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDB54?

Its complement is #5252DA; analogous partners are #DA9652 and #96DA52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDB54 for text?

Black text on #DBDB54 has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.