What color is #DBD1AD?

#DBD1AD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD1AD?

The RGB value is 219, 209, 173: 219 red, 209 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD1AD?

The complementary color is #ADB7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD1AD color

#DBD1AD rgb(219, 209, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD1AD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 82% green and 67.8% blue (219, 209, 173).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#DBD1AD color codes

HEX	`#DBD1AD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 209, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 82%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.8, -2.31, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.8, 19.27, 96.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.557, 63.679, 48.681)`
Decimal	`14406061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD1AD, 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 #DBD1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #DBD1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd1ad; }
.text { color: #dbd1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 209 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd1ad, #cedbad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DBD1AD?: #DBD1AD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD1AD?: The RGB value is 219, 209, 173: 219 red, 209 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD1AD?: The complementary color is #ADB7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.