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#DBDD31 — Yellow

#DBDD31 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 #DBDD31 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.

#DBDD31 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 #3431DD; it also sits naturally between #DD8A31 and #84DD31. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBDD31 · RGB 219, 221, 49

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Color values

HEX#DBDD31
RGB219, 221, 49
HSL61°, 72%, 53%
HSV61°, 78%, 87%
CMYK1%, 0%, 78%, 13%
XYZ55.62, 66.99, 12.91
Yxy66.99, 0.4104, 0.4943
CIE-Lab85.50, -19.28, 76.76
Hunter Lab81.85, -17.84, 45.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 19%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBDD31 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBDD31 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBDD31

.text { color: #DBDD31; }
.background { background-color: #DBDD31; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDD31; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 221, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 72%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDD31; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 221, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDD31; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 221, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDD31">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDD31">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDD31

#D0D322#BABD1F#A4A71B#8F9118#7D7F15#686911#52530E#3D3D0A#272706#111203

Tints of #DBDD31

#DEE042#E2E458#E5E76A#E8EA7B#ECED91#EFF0A3#F2F3B4#F5F6C6#F9F9DC#FCFCED

Tones of #DBDD31

#CFD13D#C2C44A#B7B856#ABAC62#9FA06E#93937B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3431DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.46:1 Fails
Against black text14.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBDD31: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDD31

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 #DBDD31: ·

How #DBDD31 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDC5BDeuteranopia · #DCDC65Tritanopia · #DB7B83

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 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBDD31 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Saffron
#DDDB30 · #A7DB5B · #40C225 · #3FE86A
Palette 61a3ba
#61A3BA · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Palette 016a70
#016A70 · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Cosmic Dusk
#714A11 · #D2D929 · #548A1A · #2EDF21
Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96

Similar colors

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

#DDDB30#D2DE32#E1E237#D2D929#D8E324#E5D93C#DEDA22#E4D329#D6EB2C#D1E92C#D4EC2E#D9DA42

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBDD30  ·  #DBDD32 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDD31?

#DBDD31 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 221, 49). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDD31?

#DBDD31 is RGB 219, 221, 49 — HSL 61°, 72%, 53% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 78%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDD31?

Its complement is #3431DD; analogous partners are #DD8A31 and #84DD31. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDD31 for text?

Black text on #DBDD31 has a contrast ratio of 14.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.