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#DBB276 Color

#DBB276 is rgb(219, 178, 118) in RGB, hsl(36, 58%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBB276
HEX#DBB276
RGBrgb(219, 178, 118)
HSLhsl(36, 58%, 66%)
HSVhsv(36, 46%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.091 76.3)
LABlab(75.31% 9.78 36.49)
LCHlch(75.31% 37.78 74.99)

What #DBB276 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 #DBB276, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 6.29Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.51Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 7.94Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 8.07Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 10.5Camel#C19A6BΔE 10.73

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

#DBB276 Channel Values

How #DBB276 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 178 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 58% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 46% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 46% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBB276 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBB276 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBB276

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBB276; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DBB276
Complementary
#769EDB
Analogous
#DB8076
Analogous
#D1DB76
Triadic
#76DBB2
Triadic
#B276DB
Split comp.
#76D1DB
Split comp.
#8076DB

Tints & Shades of #DBB276

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

#E0BE8A
#E4C79A
#EAD2AE
#EEDBBF
#F3E6D3
#F8EFE3

Shades

#D19E52
#C18933
#9D6F2A
#7D5821
#593F18
#34250E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBB276.

How #DBB276 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#DBB276
Protanopia#BABA76
Protanomaly#C8B776
Deuteranopia#C1C174
Deuteranomaly#CCBB75
Tritanopia#E0ACAC
Tritanomaly#DEAE99
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBB276 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbb276: #DBB276;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBB276;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbb276': '#DBB276' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.698, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_dbb276">#DBB276</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBB276"

More Orange Colors

#DBB276 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DBB276 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBB276?

#DBB276 is a light orange — rgb(219, 178, 118) in RGB and hsl(36, 58%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold (Crayola) (#E6BE8A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.29.

What is the RGB value of #DBB276?

#DBB276 is rgb(219, 178, 118) — red 219, green 178, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBB276?

#DBB276 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 46%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBB276 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBB276 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBB276 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBB276 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 6.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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