Palettes / Colors / #D9DBBC

#D9DBBC — Light Dusty Yellow

#D9DBBC 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 #D9DBBC 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.

#D9DBBC 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 #BFBDDB; it also sits naturally between #DBCEBD and #CADBBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 86% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D9DBBC

.text { color: #D9DBBC; }
.background { background-color: #D9DBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9DBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 219, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9DBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 219, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9DBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 219, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9DBBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9DBBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFBDDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9DBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D9DBBC

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:

How #D9DBBC 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 #D9DBBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9DBBC?

#D9DBBC is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 217, 219, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9DBBC?

#D9DBBC is RGB 217, 219, 188 — HSL 64°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #D9DBBC?

Its complement is #BFBDDB; analogous partners are #DBCEBD and #CADBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9DBBC for text?

Black text on #D9DBBC has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.