Palettes / Colors / #DEBE21

#DEBE21 — Yellow

#DEBE21 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DEBE21 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.

#DEBE21 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 #2141DE; it also sits naturally between #DE6021 and #9FDE21. 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 87% · Green 75% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 85% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEBE21

.text { color: #DEBE21; }
.background { background-color: #DEBE21; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEBE21; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 190, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 74%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEBE21; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 190, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEBE21; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 190, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEBE21">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEBE21">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEBE21

Tints of #DEBE21

Tones of #DEBE21

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2141DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEBE21: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEBE21

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 #DEBE21 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 #DEBE21 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

← #DEBE20  ·  #DEBE22 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEBE21?

#DEBE21 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 190, 33). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEBE21?

#DEBE21 is RGB 222, 190, 33 — HSL 50°, 74%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 85%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEBE21?

Its complement is #2141DE; analogous partners are #DE6021 and #9FDE21. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEBE21 for text?

Black text on #DEBE21 has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.