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#DBD8BD Color

#DBD8BD is rgb(219, 216, 189) in RGB, hsl(54, 29%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl (#EAE0C8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DBD8BD
HEX#DBD8BD
RGBrgb(219, 216, 189)
HSLhsl(54, 29%, 80%)
HSVhsv(54, 14%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.036 101.9)
LABlab(86.04% -2.30 13.76)
LCHlch(86.04% 13.95 99.49)

What #DBD8BD 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 #DBD8BD, 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 yellow in the library.

#DBD8BD Channel Values

How #DBD8BD 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 216 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 29% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 14% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 14% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DBD8BD 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DBD8BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DBD8BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DBD8BD; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DBD8BD

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 #DBD8BD.

How #DBD8BD 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#DBD8BD
Protanopia#D9D9BD
Protanomaly#DAD8BD
Deuteranopia#D9D9BD
Deuteranomaly#DAD9BD
Tritanopia#DED5D5
Tritanomaly#DDD6CC
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DBD8BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dbd8bd: #DBD8BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DBD8BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dbd8bd': '#DBD8BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.859, green: 0.847, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_dbd8bd">#DBD8BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#DBD8BD"

More Yellow Colors

#DBD8BD sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DBD8BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DBD8BD?

#DBD8BD is a lightest yellow — rgb(219, 216, 189) in RGB and hsl(54, 29%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl (#EAE0C8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.58.

What is the RGB value of #DBD8BD?

#DBD8BD is rgb(219, 216, 189) — red 219, green 216, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DBD8BD?

#DBD8BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DBD8BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DBD8BD scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DBD8BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DBD8BD 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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