Palettes / Colors / #DBEF57

#DBEF57 — Vivid Yellow

#DBEF57 is a yellow color we call 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 #DBEF57 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.

#DBEF57 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 #6B57EF; it also sits naturally between #EFB857 and #8FEF57. 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 94% · Blue 34%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBEF57

.text { color: #DBEF57; }
.background { background-color: #DBEF57; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBEF57; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 239, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 83%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBEF57; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 239, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBEF57; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 239, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBEF57">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBEF57">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6B57EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBEF57: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBEF57

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 #DBEF57 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 #DBEF57 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBEF57?

#DBEF57 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 239, 87). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBEF57?

#DBEF57 is RGB 219, 239, 87 — HSL 68°, 83%, 64% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 64%, 6%.

What colors go with #DBEF57?

Its complement is #6B57EF; analogous partners are #EFB857 and #8FEF57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBEF57 for text?

Black text on #DBEF57 has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.