Palettes / Colors / #DBDB81

#DBDB81 — Light Yellow

#DBDB81 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBDB81 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 #8080DB; it also sits naturally between #DBAD80 and #ADDB80. 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 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDB81

.text { color: #DBDB81; }
.background { background-color: #DBDB81; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDB81; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 56%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDB81; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDB81; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDB81">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDB81">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDB81

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8080DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDB81: #000000.

How #DBDB81 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 #DBDB81 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

← #DBDB80  ·  #DBDB82 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDB81?

#DBDB81 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 129). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDB81?

#DBDB81 is RGB 219, 219, 129 — HSL 60°, 56%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 41%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDB81?

Its complement is #8080DB; analogous partners are #DBAD80 and #ADDB80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDB81 for text?

Black text on #DBDB81 has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.