What color is #DBD5CE?

#DBD5CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD5CE?

The RGB value is 219, 213, 206: 219 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD5CE?

The complementary color is #CED4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD5CE color

#DBD5CE rgb(219, 213, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DBD5CE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.5% green and 80.8% blue (219, 213, 206).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catacomb Walls (#DBD7D0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#DBD5CE color codes

HEX	`#DBD5CE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 213, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.56, 0.83, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.56, 4.27, 78.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.147, 67.105, 67.954)`
Decimal	`14407118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD5CE, 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 #DBD5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #DBD5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd5ce; }
.text { color: #dbd5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 213 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd5ce, #dadbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DBD5CE?: #DBD5CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD5CE?: The RGB value is 219, 213, 206: 219 red, 213 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD5CE?: The complementary color is #CED4DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.