Palettes / Colors / #DBBE80

#DBBE80 — Light Orange

#DBBE80 is a orange color we call Light Orange, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DBBE80 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.

#DBBE80 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #809DDB; it also sits naturally between #DB9080 and #CADB80. 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 86% · Green 75% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 42% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBBE80

.text { color: #DBBE80; }
.background { background-color: #DBBE80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBBE80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 190, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(41, 56%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBBE80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 190, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBBE80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 190, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBBE80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBBE80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #809DDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBBE80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBBE80

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 #DBBE80 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 #DBBE80 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 #DBBE80?

#DBBE80 is Light Orange, a orange color (RGB 219, 190, 128). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBBE80?

#DBBE80 is RGB 219, 190, 128 — HSL 41°, 56%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 42%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBBE80?

Its complement is #809DDB; analogous partners are #DB9080 and #CADB80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBBE80 for text?

Black text on #DBBE80 has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.