What color is #DBD8C8?

#DBD8C8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD8C8?

The RGB value is 219, 216, 200: 219 red, 216 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD8C8?

The complementary color is #C8CBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBD8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD8C8 color

#DBD8C8 rgb(219, 216, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD8C8 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 84.7% green and 78.4% blue (219, 216, 200).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fennec Fox (#DAD7C8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#DBD8C8 color codes

HEX	`#DBD8C8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 216, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 84.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.18, -1.73, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.18, 8.43, 101.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.193, 68.342, 64.442)`
Decimal	`14407880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD8C8, 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 #DBD8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	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 #DBD8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd8c8; }
.text { color: #dbd8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 216 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd8c8, #d4dbc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBD8C8?: #DBD8C8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennec Fox. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD8C8?: The RGB value is 219, 216, 200: 219 red, 216 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD8C8?: The complementary color is #C8CBDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.