What color is #DBD4C9?

#DBD4C9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD4C9?

The RGB value is 219, 212, 201: 219 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD4C9?

The complementary color is #C9D0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD4C9 color

#DBD4C9 rgb(219, 212, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD4C9 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.1% green and 78.8% blue (219, 212, 201).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Polished Limestone (#DCD5C8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#DBD4C9 color codes

HEX	`#DBD4C9`
RGB	`rgb(219, 212, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.18, 0.51, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.18, 6.31, 85.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.298, 66.365, 64.722)`
Decimal	`14406857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD4C9, 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 #DBD4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #DBD4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd4c9; }
.text { color: #dbd4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 212 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd4c9, #d9dbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBD4C9?: #DBD4C9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD4C9?: The RGB value is 219, 212, 201: 219 red, 212 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD4C9?: The complementary color is #C9D0DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.