Palettes / Colors / #DBDC41

#DBDC41 — Yellow

#DBDC41 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #DBDC41 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.

#DBDC41 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 #4141DC; it also sits naturally between #DC8F41 and #8FDC41. 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 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDC41

.text { color: #DBDC41; }
.background { background-color: #DBDC41; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDC41; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 220, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 69%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDC41; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 220, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDC41; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 220, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDC41">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDC41">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDC41

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4141DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDC41: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDC41

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:

How #DBDC41 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 #DBDC41 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 #DBDC41?

#DBDC41 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 220, 65). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDC41?

#DBDC41 is RGB 219, 220, 65 — HSL 60°, 69%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 70%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDC41?

Its complement is #4141DC; analogous partners are #DC8F41 and #8FDC41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDC41 for text?

Black text on #DBDC41 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.