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#DBB07B Color

#DBB07B is rgb(219, 176, 123) in RGB, hsl(33, 57%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBB07B
HEX#DBB07B
RGBrgb(219, 176, 123)
HSLhsl(33, 57%, 67%)
HSVhsv(33, 44%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.085 71.9)
LABlab(74.88% 11.16 33.36)
LCHlch(74.88% 35.18 71.51)

What #DBB07B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DBB07B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DBB07B Channel Values

How #DBB07B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 219 · G 176 · B 1238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 57% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 44% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 20% · Y 44% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBB07B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBB07B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBB07B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBB07B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #DBB07B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBB07B.

How #DBB07B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DBB07B
Protanopia#B8B87B
Protanomaly#C7B57B
Deuteranopia#C0C079
Deuteranomaly#CBBA7A
Tritanopia#DFAAAA
Tritanomaly#DDAD9A
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBB07B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dbb07b: #DBB07B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBB07B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbb07b': '#DBB07B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.690, blue: 0.482)
Android XML<color name="color_dbb07b">#DBB07B</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBB07B"

More Orange Colors

#DBB07B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBB07B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBB07B?

#DBB07B is a light orange — rgb(219, 176, 123) in RGB and hsl(33, 57%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.33.

What is the RGB value of #DBB07B?

#DBB07B is rgb(219, 176, 123) — red 219, green 176, and blue 123 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBB07B?

#DBB07B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 20%, 44%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBB07B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBB07B scores 2:1 against white and 10.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBB07B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBB07B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 4.33, which is very hard to tell apart.

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