What color is #DBD6AE?

#DBD6AE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD6AE?

The RGB value is 219, 214, 174: 219 red, 214 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD6AE?

The complementary color is #AEB3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD6AE color

#DBD6AE rgb(219, 214, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD6AE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.9% green and 68.2% blue (219, 214, 174).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 38% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#DBD6AE color codes

HEX	`#DBD6AE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 214, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 38%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.1, -4.74, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.1, 20.96, 103.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.9, 66.21, 49.608)`
Decimal	`14407342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD6AE, 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 #DBD6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #DBD6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd6ae; }
.text { color: #dbd6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 214 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd6ae, #c9dbae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DBD6AE?: #DBD6AE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD6AE?: The RGB value is 219, 214, 174: 219 red, 214 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD6AE?: The complementary color is #AEB3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.