What color is #DBCFA5?

#DBCFA5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBCFA5?

The RGB value is 219, 207, 165: 219 red, 207 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBCFA5?

The complementary color is #A5B1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBCFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBCFA5 color

#DBCFA5 rgb(219, 207, 165)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBCFA5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 81.2% green and 64.7% blue (219, 207, 165).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 43% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Gratin Dauphinois (#E0D2A9), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#DBCFA5 color codes

HEX	`#DBCFA5`
RGB	`rgb(219, 207, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 81.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 43%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.13, -2.4, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.13, 22.55, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.318, 62.404, 44.563)`
Decimal	`14405541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBCFA5, 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 #DBCFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBCFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #DBCFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbcfa5; }
.text { color: #dbcfa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbcfa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 207 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbcfa5, #ccdba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DBCFA5?: #DBCFA5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBCFA5?: The RGB value is 219, 207, 165: 219 red, 207 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBCFA5?: The complementary color is #A5B1DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBCFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.