Palettes / Colors / #DBEE66

#DBEE66 — Light Vivid Yellow

#DBEE66 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid 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 #DBEE66 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.

#DBEE66 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 #7968EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBD68 and #99EE68. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 93% · Blue 40%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 57% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBEE66

.text { color: #DBEE66; }
.background { background-color: #DBEE66; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEE66; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 238, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEE66; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 238, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEE66; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 238, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBEE66">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEE66">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBEE66

Tints of #DBEE66

Tones of #DBEE66

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7968EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBEE66: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEE66

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 #DBEE66 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 #DBEE66 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

← #DBEE65  ·  #DBEE67 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEE66?

#DBEE66 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 238, 102). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEE66?

#DBEE66 is RGB 219, 238, 102 — HSL 68°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 57%, 7%.

What colors go with #DBEE66?

Its complement is #7968EE; analogous partners are #EEBD68 and #99EE68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEE66 for text?

Black text on #DBEE66 has a contrast ratio of 16.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.