Palettes / Colors / #D9DBBB
#D9DBBB — Light Dusty Yellow
#D9DBBB is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #D9DBBB when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#D9DBBB is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BEBCDC; it also sits naturally between #DCCEBC and #CADCBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D9DBBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 217, 219, 187 |
| HSL | 64°, 31%, 80% |
| HSV | 64°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.92, 69.00, 57.02 |
| Yxy | 69.00, 0.3330, 0.3652 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.51, -6.08, 15.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.07, -5.83, 13.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 86% · Blue 73%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D9DBBB
.text { color: #D9DBBB; }
.background { background-color: #D9DBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9DBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 219, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9DBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 219, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9DBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 219, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D9DBBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9DBBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEBCDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D9DBBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D9DBBB
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #D9DBBB: ·
How #D9DBBB looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #D9DBBB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #D9DBBB?
#D9DBBB is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 217, 219, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D9DBBB?
#D9DBBB is RGB 217, 219, 187 — HSL 64°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #D9DBBB?
Its complement is #BEBCDC; analogous partners are #DCCEBC and #CADCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D9DBBB for text?
Black text on #D9DBBB has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.