What color is #DBDEC1?

#DBDEC1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DBDEC1?

The RGB value is 219, 222, 193: 219 red, 222 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DBDEC1?

The complementary color is #C4C1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DBDEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DBDEC1 color

#DBDEC1 rgb(219, 222, 193)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DBDEC1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 87.1% green and 75.7% blue (219, 222, 193).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#DBDEC1 color codes

HEX	`#DBDEC1`
RGB	`rgb(219, 222, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.9%, 87.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.56, -5.95, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.56, 15.12, 113.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.959, 71.153, 60.754)`
Decimal	`14409409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DBDEC1, 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 #DBDEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DBDEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #DBDEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dbdec1; }
.text { color: #dbdec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(219 222 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dbdec1, #ccdec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DBDEC1?: #DBDEC1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DBDEC1?: The RGB value is 219, 222, 193: 219 red, 222 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DBDEC1?: The complementary color is #C4C1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DBDEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.