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#DBBEA3 Color

#DBBEA3 is rgb(219, 190, 163) in RGB, hsl(29, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBBEA3
HEX#DBBEA3
RGBrgb(219, 190, 163)
HSLhsl(29, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(29, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(81.9% 0.049 65)
LABlab(78.98% 7.66 17.70)
LCHlch(78.98% 19.28 66.59)

What #DBBEA3 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 #DBBEA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 5.24Desert Sand#EDC9AFΔE 5.34Nude#E3BC9AΔE 6.03Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 7.44Tan#D2B48CΔE 7.96Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 8.38

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

#DBBEA3 Channel Values

How #DBBEA3 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 190 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 29° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 29° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBBEA3 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 text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBBEA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBBEA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBBEA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DBBEA3
Complementary
#A3C0DB
Analogous
#DBA3A4
Analogous
#DBDAA3
Triadic
#A3DBBE
Triadic
#BEA3DB
Split comp.
#A3DBDA
Split comp.
#A3A4DB

Tints & Shades of #DBBEA3

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

#E0C6AE
#E5D0BD
#EAD8C8
#EEE0D3
#F2E8DE
#F8F2ED

Shades

#CDA47E
#BF8B5A
#A57140
#7D5531
#583C22
#332314

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBBEA3.

How #DBBEA3 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#DBBEA3
Protanopia#C3C3A3
Protanomaly#CDC1A3
Deuteranopia#C8C8A2
Deuteranomaly#D0C4A2
Tritanopia#DEBBBB
Tritanomaly#DDBCB2
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBBEA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbbea3: #DBBEA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBBEA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbbea3': '#DBBEA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.745, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_dbbea3">#DBBEA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBBEA3"

More Orange Colors

#DBBEA3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#DBBEA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBBEA3?

#DBBEA3 is a light orange — rgb(219, 190, 163) in RGB and hsl(29, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.24.

What is the RGB value of #DBBEA3?

#DBBEA3 is rgb(219, 190, 163) — red 219, green 190, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBBEA3?

#DBBEA3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBBEA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBBEA3 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBBEA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBBEA3 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 7.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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