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#DBDE89 — Light Yellow

#DBDE89 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DBDE89 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.

#DBDE89 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 #8B88DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB588 and #B0DD88. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBDE89 · RGB 219, 222, 137

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Color values

HEX#DBDE89
RGB219, 222, 137
HSL62°, 56%, 70%
HSV62°, 38%, 87%
CMYK1%, 0%, 38%, 13%
XYZ59.85, 69.11, 33.85
Yxy69.11, 0.3676, 0.4245
CIE-Lab86.56, -13.50, 41.33
Hunter Lab83.13, -12.73, 30.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 54%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBDE89 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBDE89 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBDE89

.text { color: #DBDE89; }
.background { background-color: #DBDE89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDE89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 222, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 56%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDE89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 222, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDE89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 222, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDE89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDE89">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDE89

#D2D56C#CBCF54#C2C738#ABAF31#90932A#747722#5D5F1B#424413#2B2C0C#101004

Tints of #DBDE89

#DEE194#E1E39C#E4E6A7#E7E9AF#EAECBB#EEEFC7#F0F2CF#F4F5DB#F6F7E3#FAFBEF

Tones of #DBDE89

#D5D78E#CFD194#C9CB9A#C4C5A0#BEBFA6#B8B9AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B88DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.82:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBDE89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDE89

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 #DBDE89: ·

How #DBDE89 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDC9EDeuteranopia · #DCDCA3Tritanopia · #DBAEB1

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBDE89 rather than the exact color:

Golden Dusk
#D2799B · #B83D33 · #C48235 · #DCDC86
Palette 36656b
#36656B · #75B06F · #DAD887 · #F0F8A4
Vivid Ruby Aurora
#D73C2F · #DB8547 · #E6C96A · #D7E083
Radiant Lagoon
#A68336 · #D9DA82 · #ACD062 · #66B03F
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Palette E5df88
#E5DF88 · #E8E8E8 · #A37EBA · #4C4C4C

Similar colors

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

#DCDC86#DAD887#D7E083#D9DA82#DDDC92#E5DF88#E4E18D#E3D885#D0DD8D#DEE27E#E5DD90#D9D28B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBDE88  ·  #DBDE8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDE89?

#DBDE89 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 222, 137). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDE89?

#DBDE89 is RGB 219, 222, 137 — HSL 62°, 56%, 70% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 38%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDE89?

Its complement is #8B88DD; analogous partners are #DDB588 and #B0DD88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDE89 for text?

Black text on #DBDE89 has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.