What color is #DBD3B2?

#DBD3B2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD3B2?

The RGB value is 219, 211, 178: 219 red, 211 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD3B2?

The complementary color is #B2BADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD3B2 color

#DBD3B2 rgb(219, 211, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD3B2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 82.7% green and 69.8% blue (219, 211, 178).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#DBD3B2 color codes

HEX	`#DBD3B2`
RGB	`rgb(219, 211, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 82.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.41, -2.61, 17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.41, 17.55, 98.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.543, 64.864, 51.441)`
Decimal	`14406578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD3B2, 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 #DBD3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #DBD3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd3b2; }
.text { color: #dbd3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 211 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd3b2, #cfdbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DBD3B2?: #DBD3B2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD3B2?: The RGB value is 219, 211, 178: 219 red, 211 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD3B2?: The complementary color is #B2BADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.