What color is #DBCB88?

#DBCB88 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCB88?

The RGB value is 219, 203, 136: 219 red, 203 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCB88?

The complementary color is #8898DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCB88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCB88 color

#DBCB88 rgb(219, 203, 136)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBCB88 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 79.6% green and 53.3% blue (219, 203, 136).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 54% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#DBCB88 color codes

HEX	`#DBCB88`
RGB	`rgb(219, 203, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 79.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 54%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.59, -3.97, 35.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.59, 35.67, 96.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.014, 59.551, 31.884)`
Decimal	`14404488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCB88, 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 #DBCB88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCB88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #DBCB88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcb88; }
.text { color: #dbcb88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcb88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 203 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcb88, #c2db88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DBCB88?: #DBCB88 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCB88?: The RGB value is 219, 203, 136: 219 red, 203 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCB88?: The complementary color is #8898DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCB88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.