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#DBD6A3 Color

#DBD6A3 is rgb(219, 214, 163) in RGB, hsl(55, 44%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBD6A3
HEX#DBD6A3
RGBrgb(219, 214, 163)
HSLhsl(55, 44%, 75%)
HSVhsv(55, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.067 103)
LABlab(85.09% -4.12 25.95)
LCHlch(85.09% 26.28 99.03)

What #DBD6A3 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 #DBD6A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 7.8Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.99Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 8.12Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 8.93Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 9Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 9.02

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

#DBD6A3 Channel Values

How #DBD6A3 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 214 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 44% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 26% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBD6A3 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBD6A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBD6A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBD6A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DBD6A3
Complementary
#A3A8DB
Analogous
#DBBBA3
Analogous
#C4DBA3
Triadic
#A3DBD7
Triadic
#D7A3DB
Split comp.
#A3C4DB
Split comp.
#BBA3DB

Tints & Shades of #DBD6A3

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

#E0DBAE
#E5E2BD
#EAE7C8
#EEECD3
#F2F0DE
#F8F7ED

Shades

#CDC67E
#BFB65A
#A59D40
#7D7631
#585422
#333114

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DBD6A3.

How #DBD6A3 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#DBD6A3
Protanopia#D7D7A3
Protanomaly#D9D7A3
Deuteranopia#D8D8A3
Deuteranomaly#D9D7A3
Tritanopia#E0D0D0
Tritanomaly#DED3C0
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBD6A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbd6a3: #DBD6A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBD6A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbd6a3': '#DBD6A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.839, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_dbd6a3">#DBD6A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBD6A3"

More Yellow Colors

#DBD6A3 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DBD6A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBD6A3?

#DBD6A3 is a light yellow — rgb(219, 214, 163) in RGB and hsl(55, 44%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #DBD6A3?

#DBD6A3 is rgb(219, 214, 163) — red 219, green 214, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBD6A3?

#DBD6A3 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBD6A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBD6A3 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBD6A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBD6A3 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.