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#DBDF60 — Yellow

#DBDF60 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 #DBDF60 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.

#DBDF60 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 #6762DF; it also sits naturally between #DFA562 and #9CDF62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBDF60 · RGB 219, 223, 96

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Color values

HEX#DBDF60
RGB219, 223, 96
HSL62°, 66%, 63%
HSV62°, 57%, 87%
CMYK2%, 0%, 57%, 13%
XYZ57.71, 68.68, 21.28
Yxy68.68, 0.3908, 0.4651
CIE-Lab86.35, -17.75, 60.39
Hunter Lab82.87, -16.55, 39.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 38%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBDF60 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBDF60 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBDF60

.text { color: #DBDF60; }
.background { background-color: #DBDF60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDF60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 223, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 66%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDF60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 223, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDF60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 223, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDF60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDF60">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDF60

#D5DA49#CFD530#B9BE27#A1A522#8C901D#737718#5B5D13#42440E#292A09#101103

Tints of #DBDF60

#DEE26F#E2E580#E5E88D#E7EA99#EBEEAA#EEF0B7#F1F3C4#F4F5D0#F8F9E1#FBFCEE

Tones of #DBDF60

#D3D66B#CACD74#C2C57D#B9BB86#B1B38F#A9A998

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6762DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBDF60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDF60

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 #DBDF60: ·

How #DBDF60 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD7FDeuteranopia · #DDDC86Tritanopia · #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 #DBDF60 rather than the exact color:

Palette 2f5249
#2F5249 · #437057 · #97B067 · #E3DE61
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C
Crystal Mosaic
#CE6F36 · #E1E16A · #85D952 · #3CCD61
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082

Similar colors

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

#E3DE61#D6D85D#DBE156#E1E16A#E7E35F#D8D365#CEE063#CDDC60#E2D365#D5EC64#D4D167#DFE171

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBDF5F  ·  #DBDF61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDF60?

#DBDF60 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 223, 96). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDF60?

#DBDF60 is RGB 219, 223, 96 — HSL 62°, 66%, 63% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 57%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDF60?

Its complement is #6762DF; analogous partners are #DFA562 and #9CDF62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDF60 for text?

Black text on #DBDF60 has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.