What color is #DBDBB8?

#DBDBB8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBB8?

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

What is the complementary color of #DBDBB8?

The complementary color is #B8B8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDBB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBB8 color

#DBDBB8 rgb(219, 219, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DBDBB8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#DBDBB8 color codes

HEX	`#DBDBB8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.6, -5.82, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.6, 18.21, 108.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.196, 69.184, 55.363)`
Decimal	`14408632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBB8, 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 #DBDBB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #DBDBB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbb8; }
.text { color: #dbdbb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbb8, #cadbb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDBB8?: #DBDBB8 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBB8?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 184: 219 red, 219 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBB8?: The complementary color is #B8B8DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.