What color is #DBC99F?

#DBC99F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ancestral Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBC99F?

The RGB value is 219, 201, 159: 219 red, 201 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBC99F?

The complementary color is #9FB1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBC99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBC99F color

#DBC99F rgb(219, 201, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBC99F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 78.8% green and 62.4% blue (219, 201, 159).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 45% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ancestral Gold (#DDCDA6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#DBC99F color codes

HEX	`#DBC99F`
RGB	`rgb(219, 201, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 78.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 45%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.48, -0.1, 23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.48, 23.31, 90.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.359, 59.338, 41.279)`
Decimal	`14403999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBC99F, 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 #DBC99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBC99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	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 #DBC99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbc99f; }
.text { color: #dbc99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbc99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 201 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbc99f, #cfdb9f); }

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Questions

What color is #DBC99F?: #DBC99F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ancestral Gold. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBC99F?: The RGB value is 219, 201, 159: 219 red, 201 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBC99F?: The complementary color is #9FB1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBC99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.