Palettes / Colors / #DBCA97
#DBCA97 — Light Muted Yellow
#DBCA97 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DBCA97 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.
#DBCA97 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. 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 #98A9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCA998 and #CBDC98. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCA97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 202, 151 |
| HSL | 45°, 49%, 73% |
| HSV | 45°, 31%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 31%, 14% |
| XYZ | 55.92, 59.54, 37.82 |
| Yxy | 59.54, 0.3648, 0.3884 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.59, -1.66, 27.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.16, -1.57, 21.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 79% · Blue 59%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 31% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCA97
.text { color: #DBCA97; }
.background { background-color: #DBCA97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCA97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 202, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 49%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCA97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 202, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCA97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 202, 151, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCA97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCA97">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #98A9DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCA97: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCA97
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 #DBCA97: ·
How #DBCA97 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 #DBCA97 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 #DBCA97?
#DBCA97 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 202, 151). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCA97?
#DBCA97 is RGB 219, 202, 151 — HSL 45°, 49%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 31%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCA97?
Its complement is #98A9DC; analogous partners are #DCA998 and #CBDC98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCA97 for text?
Black text on #DBCA97 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.