What color is #DBDDC8?

#DBDDC8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDDC8?

The RGB value is 219, 221, 200: 219 red, 221 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDDC8?

The complementary color is #CAC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDDC8 color

#DBDDC8 rgb(219, 221, 200)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBDDC8 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 86.7% green and 78.4% blue (219, 221, 200).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#DBDDC8 color codes

HEX	`#DBDDC8`
RGB	`rgb(219, 221, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 86.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.46, -4.31, 10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.46, 10.96, 113.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.494, 70.943, 64.876)`
Decimal	`14409160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDDC8, 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 #DBDDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #DBDDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbddc8; }
.text { color: #dbddc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbddc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 221 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbddc8, #d0ddc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDDC8?: #DBDDC8 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDDC8?: The RGB value is 219, 221, 200: 219 red, 221 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDDC8?: The complementary color is #CAC8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.