What color is #DBD1CD?

#DBD1CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD1CD?

The RGB value is 219, 209, 205: 219 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD1CD?

The complementary color is #CDD7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD1CD color

#DBD1CD rgb(219, 209, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD1CD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 82% green and 80.4% blue (219, 209, 205).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Risotto (#DBD0CA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#DBD1CD color codes

HEX	`#DBD1CD`
RGB	`rgb(219, 209, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 82%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.52, 2.75, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.52, 4.23, 49.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.032, 65.069, 66.985)`
Decimal	`14406093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD1CD, 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 #DBD1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #DBD1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd1cd; }
.text { color: #dbd1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 209 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd1cd, #dbd8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DBD1CD?: #DBD1CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD1CD?: The RGB value is 219, 209, 205: 219 red, 209 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD1CD?: The complementary color is #CDD7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.