What color is #DBD0BC?

#DBD0BC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bell Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD0BC?

The RGB value is 219, 208, 188: 219 red, 208 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD0BC?

The complementary color is #BCC7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD0BC color

#DBD0BC rgb(219, 208, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD0BC is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 81.6% green and 73.7% blue (219, 208, 188).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 30% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Bell Tower (#DAD0BB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#DBD0BC color codes

HEX	`#DBD0BC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 208, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 81.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 30%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.86, 0.48, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.86, 11.3, 87.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.846, 63.804, 56.677)`
Decimal	`14405820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD0BC, 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 #DBD0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #DBD0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd0bc; }
.text { color: #dbd0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 208 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd0bc, #d7dbbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DBD0BC?: #DBD0BC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bell Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD0BC?: The RGB value is 219, 208, 188: 219 red, 208 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD0BC?: The complementary color is #BCC7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.