What color is #DBC7AA?

#DBC7AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macadamia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC7AA?

The RGB value is 219, 199, 170: 219 red, 199 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC7AA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBC7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC7AA color

#DBC7AA rgb(219, 199, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBC7AA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 78% green and 66.7% blue (219, 199, 170).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Macadamia (#E1CCAF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#DBC7AA color codes

HEX	`#DBC7AA`
RGB	`rgb(219, 199, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 78%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, 2.47, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 17.26, 81.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.893, 58.811, 46.377)`
Decimal	`14403498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC7AA, 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 #DBC7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #DBC7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc7aa; }
.text { color: #dbc7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 199 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc7aa, #d6dbaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DBC7AA?: #DBC7AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macadamia. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC7AA?: The RGB value is 219, 199, 170: 219 red, 199 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC7AA?: The complementary color is #AABEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.