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#DBC4B3 Color

#DBC4B3 is rgb(219, 196, 179) in RGB, hsl(26, 36%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBC4B3
HEX#DBC4B3
RGBrgb(219, 196, 179)
HSLhsl(26, 36%, 78%)
HSVhsv(26, 18%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.035 58.7)
LABlab(80.78% 6.38 11.68)
LCHlch(80.78% 13.31 61.37)

What #DBC4B3 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 #DBC4B3, 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.

#DBC4B3 Channel Values

How #DBC4B3 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 196 · B 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 36% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 18% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 18% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBC4B3 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DBC4B3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBC4B3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DBC4B3

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 #DBC4B3.

How #DBC4B3 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#DBC4B3
Protanopia#C8C8B3
Protanomaly#D0C7B3
Deuteranopia#CCCCB2
Deuteranomaly#D2C9B3
Tritanopia#DDC2C2
Tritanomaly#DCC3BC
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBC4B3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbc4b3: #DBC4B3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBC4B3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbc4b3': '#DBC4B3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.769, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_dbc4b3">#DBC4B3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBC4B3"

More Orange Colors

#DBC4B3 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBC4B3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBC4B3?

#DBC4B3 is a light orange — rgb(219, 196, 179) in RGB and hsl(26, 36%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.9.

What is the RGB value of #DBC4B3?

#DBC4B3 is rgb(219, 196, 179) — red 219, green 196, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBC4B3?

#DBC4B3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBC4B3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBC4B3 scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBC4B3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBC4B3 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 peachpuff (#FFDAB9) at a CIE76 distance of 13.51, which is visibly different.

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