Palettes / Colors / #DBFB00
#DBFB00 — Vivid Yellow
#DBFB00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #DBFB00 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.
#DBFB00 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 #2100FA; it also sits naturally between #FA9E00 and #5CFA00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBFB00 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 251, 0 |
| HSL | 68°, 100%, 49% |
| HSV | 68°, 100%, 98% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 100%, 2% |
| XYZ | 63.71, 84.05, 12.87 |
| Yxy | 84.05, 0.3966, 0.5233 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.47, -34.29, 90.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.68, -32.00, 52.82 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 98% · Blue 0%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBFB00
.text { color: #DBFB00; }
.background { background-color: #DBFB00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBFB00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 251, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 100%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBFB00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 251, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBFB00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 251, 0, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBFB00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBFB00">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBFB00
Tints of #DBFB00
Tones of #DBFB00
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2100FA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBFB00: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBFB00
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBFB00: ·
How #DBFB00 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 #DBFB00 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBFB00?
#DBFB00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 251, 0). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBFB00?
#DBFB00 is RGB 219, 251, 0 — HSL 68°, 100%, 49% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 100%, 2%.
What colors go with #DBFB00?
Its complement is #2100FA; analogous partners are #FA9E00 and #5CFA00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBFB00 for text?
Black text on #DBFB00 has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.