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#DBBD8F Color

#DBBD8F is rgb(219, 189, 143) in RGB, hsl(36, 51%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 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 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBBD8F
HEX#DBBD8F
RGBrgb(219, 189, 143)
HSLhsl(36, 51%, 71%)
HSVhsv(36, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.07 78.1)
LABlab(78.41% 6.26 27.48)
LCHlch(78.41% 28.18 77.16)

What #DBBD8F 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 #DBBD8F, 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.

#DBBD8F Channel Values

How #DBBD8F 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 189 · B 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 51% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 35% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.8:1 vs white · 11.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBBD8F 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 text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBBD8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBBD8F; 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 #DBBD8F

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 #DBBD8F.

How #DBBD8F 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#DBBD8F
Protanopia#C3C38F
Protanomaly#CDC08F
Deuteranopia#C8C88E
Deuteranomaly#D0C38E
Tritanopia#DFB8B8
Tritanomaly#DDBAA9
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBBD8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbbd8f: #DBBD8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBBD8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbbd8f': '#DBBD8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.741, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_dbbd8f">#DBBD8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBBD8F"

More Orange Colors

#DBBD8F sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBBD8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBBD8F?

#DBBD8F is a light orange — rgb(219, 189, 143) in RGB and hsl(36, 51%, 71%) 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 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #DBBD8F?

#DBBD8F is rgb(219, 189, 143) — red 219, green 189, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBBD8F?

#DBBD8F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 35%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBBD8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBBD8F scores 1.8:1 against white and 11.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBBD8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBBD8F 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 4.28, which is very hard to tell apart.

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