What color is #DBD294?

#DBD294 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD294?

The RGB value is 219, 210, 148: 219 red, 210 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD294?

The complementary color is #949DDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD294 color

#DBD294 rgb(219, 210, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD294 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 82.4% green and 58% blue (219, 210, 148).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Royal Goblet (#D4CA8E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#DBD294 color codes

HEX	`#DBD294`
RGB	`rgb(219, 210, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 82.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.6, -6.16, 31.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.6, 32.5, 100.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.606, 63.293, 37.193)`
Decimal	`14406292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD294, 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 #DBD294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #DBD294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd294; }
.text { color: #dbd294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 210 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd294, #c0db94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DBD294?: #DBD294 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD294?: The RGB value is 219, 210, 148: 219 red, 210 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD294?: The complementary color is #949DDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.