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#DBB1A3 Color

#DBB1A3 is rgb(219, 177, 163) in RGB, hsl(15, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBB1A3
HEX#DBB1A3
RGBrgb(219, 177, 163)
HSLhsl(15, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(15, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.053 39.3)
LABlab(75.76% 14.21 13.26)
LCHlch(75.76% 19.44 43.02)

What #DBB1A3 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 #DBB1A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 5.93Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 8.29Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 8.79Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 9.97Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 10.16Baby Pink#F4C2C2ΔE 10.31

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

#DBB1A3 Channel Values

How #DBB1A3 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 177 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBB1A3 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBB1A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBB1A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBB1A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DBB1A3
Complementary
#A3CDDB
Analogous
#DBA3B1
Analogous
#DBCDA3
Triadic
#A3DBB1
Triadic
#B1A3DB
Split comp.
#A3DBCD
Split comp.
#A3B1DB

Tints & Shades of #DBB1A3

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

#E0BBAE
#E5C7BD
#EAD0C8
#EEDAD3
#F2E3DE
#F8EFED

Shades

#CD927E
#BF735A
#A55A40
#7D4431
#583022
#331C14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBB1A3.

How #DBB1A3 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#DBB1A3
Protanopia#B9B9A3
Protanomaly#C8B6A3
Deuteranopia#C0C0A1
Deuteranomaly#CBBAA2
Tritanopia#DCAFAF
Tritanomaly#DCB0AB
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBB1A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbb1a3: #DBB1A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBB1A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbb1a3': '#DBB1A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.694, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_dbb1a3">#DBB1A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBB1A3"

More Orange Colors

#DBB1A3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DBB1A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBB1A3?

#DBB1A3 is a light orange — rgb(219, 177, 163) in RGB and hsl(15, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dusty Rose (#DCAE96), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #DBB1A3?

#DBB1A3 is rgb(219, 177, 163) — red 219, green 177, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBB1A3?

#DBB1A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBB1A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBB1A3 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBB1A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBB1A3 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.55, which is visibly different.

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