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#DBDB63 — Yellow

#DBDB63 is a yellow color we call 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 #DBDB63 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.

#DBDB63 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 #6262DA; it also sits naturally between #DA9E62 and #9EDA62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBDB63 · RGB 219, 219, 99

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Color values

HEX#DBDB63
RGB219, 219, 99
HSL60°, 62%, 62%
HSV60°, 55%, 86%
CMYK0%, 0%, 55%, 14%
XYZ56.80, 66.62, 21.67
Yxy66.62, 0.3915, 0.4592
CIE-Lab85.31, -15.55, 57.91
Hunter Lab81.62, -14.50, 38.37

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 86% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBDB63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBDB63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBDB63

.text { color: #DBDB63; }
.background { background-color: #DBDB63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDB63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 62%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDB63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDB63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDB63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDB63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDB63

#D4D449#CFCF30#BABA2C#A1A126#888820#70701A#575714#424210#29290A#111104

Tints of #DBDB63

#DDDD6E#E1E17F#E4E48B#E8E89C#EBEBA8#EEEEB5#F1F1C5#F4F4D2#F8F8E2#FBFBEE

Tones of #DBDB63

#D1D16B#C9C973#C0C07C#B8B884#B0B08D#A7A795

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6262DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.47:1 Fails
Against black text14.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBDB63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDB63

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DBDB63: ·

How #DBDB63 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDB80Deuteranopia · #DBDB87Tritanopia · #DB979C

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBDB63 rather than the exact color:

Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Palette 2f5249
#2F5249 · #437057 · #97B067 · #E3DE61
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Crystal Mosaic
#CE6F36 · #E1E16A · #85D952 · #3CCD61
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D6D85D#D8D365#E3DE61#E2D365#E1E16A#D4D167#D9D36D#D6D46D#CEE063#D9D46F#DBE156#CDDC60

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBDB62  ·  #DBDB64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDB63?

#DBDB63 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 99). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDB63?

#DBDB63 is RGB 219, 219, 99 — HSL 60°, 62%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 55%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDB63?

Its complement is #6262DA; analogous partners are #DA9E62 and #9EDA62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDB63 for text?

Black text on #DBDB63 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.