What color is #DBDBCE?

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

What is the RGB value of #DBDBCE?

The RGB value is 219, 219, 206: 219 red, 219 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #DBDBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDBCE color

#DBDBCE rgb(219, 219, 206)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 80.8% blue (219, 219, 206).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Feather (#DAD9CE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#DBDBCE color codes

HEX	`#DBDBCE`
RGB	`rgb(219, 219, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 85.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -2.28, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 6.78, 109.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.684, 70.18, 68.466)`
Decimal	`14408654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDBCE, 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 #DBDBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #DBDBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdbce; }
.text { color: #dbdbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 219 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdbce, #d4dbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDBCE?: #DBDBCE is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Feather. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDBCE?: The RGB value is 219, 219, 206: 219 red, 219 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDBCE?: The complementary color is #CECEDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.