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#DBBAA3 Color

#DBBAA3 is rgb(219, 186, 163) in RGB, hsl(25, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBBAA3
HEX#DBBAA3
RGBrgb(219, 186, 163)
HSLhsl(25, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(25, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.049 56.8)
LABlab(77.98% 9.67 16.33)
LCHlch(77.98% 18.97 59.38)

What #DBBAA3 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 #DBBAA3, 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.

#DBBAA3 Channel Values

How #DBBAA3 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 186 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBBAA3 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBBAA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBBAA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBBAA3; 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 #DBBAA3

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 #DBBAA3.

How #DBBAA3 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#DBBAA3
Protanopia#C0C0A3
Protanomaly#CBBEA3
Deuteranopia#C6C6A2
Deuteranomaly#CFC1A2
Tritanopia#DDB7B7
Tritanomaly#DCB8B0
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBBAA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbbaa3: #DBBAA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBBAA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbbaa3': '#DBBAA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.729, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_dbbaa3">#DBBAA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBBAA3"

More Orange Colors

#DBBAA3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBBAA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBBAA3?

#DBBAA3 is a light orange — rgb(219, 186, 163) in RGB and hsl(25, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Desert Sand (#EDC9AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #DBBAA3?

#DBBAA3 is rgb(219, 186, 163) — red 219, green 186, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBBAA3?

#DBBAA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBBAA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBBAA3 scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBBAA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBBAA3 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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