What color is #DBD5BF?

#DBD5BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD5BF?

The RGB value is 219, 213, 191: 219 red, 213 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD5BF?

The complementary color is #BFC5DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD5BF color

#DBD5BF rgb(219, 213, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD5BF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.5% green and 74.9% blue (219, 213, 191).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#DBD5BF color codes

HEX	`#DBD5BF`
RGB	`rgb(219, 213, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.21, -1.64, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.21, 11.73, 98.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.411, 66.411, 58.811)`
Decimal	`14407103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD5BF, 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 #DBD5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #DBD5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd5bf; }
.text { color: #dbd5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 213 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd5bf, #d3dbbf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DBD5BF?: #DBD5BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD5BF?: The RGB value is 219, 213, 191: 219 red, 213 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD5BF?: The complementary color is #BFC5DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.