What color is #DBD8CC?

#DBD8CC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oat Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBD8CC?

The RGB value is 219, 216, 204: 219 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBD8CC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBD8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBD8CC color

#DBD8CC rgb(219, 216, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBD8CC is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 84.7% green and 80% blue (219, 216, 204).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Oat Milk (#DEDACD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#DBD8CC color codes

HEX	`#DBD8CC`
RGB	`rgb(219, 216, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 84.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.27, -1.06, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.27, 6.36, 99.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.667, 68.532, 66.936)`
Decimal	`14407884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBD8CC, 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 #DBD8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBD8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #DBD8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbd8cc; }
.text { color: #dbd8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbd8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 216 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbd8cc, #d7dbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBD8CC?: #DBD8CC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oat Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBD8CC?: The RGB value is 219, 216, 204: 219 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBD8CC?: The complementary color is #CCCFDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBD8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.