What color is #DBCE9B?

#DBCE9B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCE9B?

The RGB value is 219, 206, 155: 219 red, 206 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCE9B?

The complementary color is #9BA8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCE9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCE9B color

#DBCE9B rgb(219, 206, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBCE9B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.8% green and 60.8% blue (219, 206, 155).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 47% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#DBCE9B color codes

HEX	`#DBCE9B`
RGB	`rgb(219, 206, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 80.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 47%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.68, -3.22, 27.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.68, 27.25, 96.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.202, 61.571, 39.875)`
Decimal	`14405275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCE9B, 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 #DBCE9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCE9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #DBCE9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbce9b; }
.text { color: #dbce9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbce9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 206 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbce9b, #c8db9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DBCE9B?: #DBCE9B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCE9B?: The RGB value is 219, 206, 155: 219 red, 206 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCE9B?: The complementary color is #9BA8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCE9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.