What color is #DBDABB?

#DBDABB 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 #DBDABB?

The RGB value is 219, 218, 187: 219 red, 218 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDABB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBDABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDABB color

#DBDABB rgb(219, 218, 187)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.5% green and 73.3% blue (219, 218, 187).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#DBDABB color codes

HEX	`#DBDABB`
RGB	`rgb(219, 218, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.4, -4.85, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.4, 16.16, 107.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.254, 68.791, 56.95)`
Decimal	`14408379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDABB, 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 #DBDABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	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 #DBDABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdabb; }
.text { color: #dbdabb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdabb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 218 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdabb, #ccdbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDABB?: #DBDABB 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 #DBDABB?: The RGB value is 219, 218, 187: 219 red, 218 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDABB?: The complementary color is #BBBCDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.