What color is #DBCD93?

#DBCD93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCD93?

The RGB value is 219, 205, 147: 219 red, 205 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCD93?

The complementary color is #93A1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCD93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCD93 color

#DBCD93 rgb(219, 205, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBCD93 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green and 57.6% blue (219, 205, 147).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#DBCD93 color codes

HEX	`#DBCD93`
RGB	`rgb(219, 205, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, -3.71, 30.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 30.91, 96.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.312, 60.831, 36.373)`
Decimal	`14405011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCD93, 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 #DBCD93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCD93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #DBCD93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcd93; }
.text { color: #dbcd93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcd93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 205 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcd93, #c5db93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DBCD93?: #DBCD93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCD93?: The RGB value is 219, 205, 147: 219 red, 205 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCD93?: The complementary color is #93A1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCD93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.