What color is #DBD6B6?

#DBD6B6 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 #DBD6B6?

The RGB value is 219, 214, 182: 219 red, 214 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD6B6?

The complementary color is #B6BBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD6B6 color

#DBD6B6 rgb(219, 214, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD6B6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 83.9% green and 71.4% blue (219, 214, 182).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#DBD6B6 color codes

HEX	`#DBD6B6`
RGB	`rgb(219, 214, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 83.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.27, -3.56, 16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.27, 16.83, 102.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.703, 66.531, 53.838)`
Decimal	`14407350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD6B6, 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 #DBD6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #DBD6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd6b6; }
.text { color: #dbd6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 214 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd6b6, #cddbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBD6B6?: #DBD6B6 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 #DBD6B6?: The RGB value is 219, 214, 182: 219 red, 214 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD6B6?: The complementary color is #B6BBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.