What color is #DBD8B8?

#DBD8B8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD8B8?

The RGB value is 219, 216, 184: 219 red, 216 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD8B8?

The complementary color is #B8BBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD8B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD8B8 color

#DBD8B8 rgb(219, 216, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD8B8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 84.7% green and 72.2% blue (219, 216, 184).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#DBD8B8 color codes

HEX	`#DBD8B8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 216, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 84.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.82, -4.28, 16.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.82, 16.73, 104.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.42, 67.633, 55.104)`
Decimal	`14407864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD8B8, 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 #DBD8B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD8B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #DBD8B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd8b8; }
.text { color: #dbd8b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd8b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 216 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd8b8, #ccdbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBD8B8?: #DBD8B8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD8B8?: The RGB value is 219, 216, 184: 219 red, 216 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD8B8?: The complementary color is #B8BBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD8B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.