Palettes / Colors / #DBDB55

#DBDB55 — Yellow

#DBDB55 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBDB55 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 #5757DB; it also sits naturally between #DB9957 and #99DB57. 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 61% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDB55

.text { color: #DBDB55; }
.background { background-color: #DBDB55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDB55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 65%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDB55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDB55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDB55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDB55">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDB55

Tints of #DBDB55

Tones of #DBDB55

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5757DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDB55: #000000.

How #DBDB55 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 #DBDB55 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDB55?

#DBDB55 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 85). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDB55?

#DBDB55 is RGB 219, 219, 85 — HSL 60°, 65%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 61%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDB55?

Its complement is #5757DB; analogous partners are #DB9957 and #99DB57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDB55 for text?

Black text on #DBDB55 has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.