What color is #DBDAC2?

#DBDAC2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDAC2?

The RGB value is 219, 218, 194: 219 red, 218 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDAC2?

The complementary color is #C2C3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDAC2 color

#DBDAC2 rgb(219, 218, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBDAC2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.5% green and 76.1% blue (219, 218, 194).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 26% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#DBDAC2 color codes

HEX	`#DBDAC2`
RGB	`rgb(219, 218, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 26%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, -3.74, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 12.52, 107.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.021, 69.098, 60.993)`
Decimal	`14408386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDAC2, 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 #DBDAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #DBDAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdac2; }
.text { color: #dbdac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 218 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdac2, #cfdbc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DBDAC2?: #DBDAC2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDAC2?: The RGB value is 219, 218, 194: 219 red, 218 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDAC2?: The complementary color is #C2C3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.