Palettes / Colors / #DBE18E

#DBE18E — Light Yellow

#DBE18E is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBE18E 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 #948EE1; it also sits naturally between #E1BD8E and #B2E18E. 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 88% · Blue 56%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 12%

Previews

CSS code for #DBE18E

.text { color: #DBE18E; }
.background { background-color: #DBE18E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBE18E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 225, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 58%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBE18E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 225, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBE18E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 225, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBE18E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBE18E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBE18E

Tints of #DBE18E

Tones of #DBE18E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #948EE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBE18E: #000000.

How #DBE18E 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 #DBE18E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBE18D  ·  #DBE18F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBE18E?

#DBE18E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 225, 142). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBE18E?

#DBE18E is RGB 219, 225, 142 — HSL 64°, 58%, 72% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 37%, 12%.

What colors go with #DBE18E?

Its complement is #948EE1; analogous partners are #E1BD8E and #B2E18E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBE18E for text?

Black text on #DBE18E has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.