What color is #DBBCAA?

#DBBCAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBBCAA?

The RGB value is 219, 188, 170: 219 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBBCAA?

The complementary color is #AAC9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBBCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBBCAA color

#DBBCAA rgb(219, 188, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBBCAA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 73.7% green and 66.7% blue (219, 188, 170).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#DBBCAA color codes

HEX	`#DBBCAA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 188, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 73.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.42, 8.28, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.42, 15.58, 57.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.453, 53.931, 45.564)`
Decimal	`14400682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBBCAA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DBBCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBBCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DBBCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbbcaa; }
.text { color: #dbbcaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbbcaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 188 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbbcaa, #dbd5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #DBBCAA?: #DBBCAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBBCAA?: The RGB value is 219, 188, 170: 219 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBBCAA?: The complementary color is #AAC9DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBBCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.