Palettes / Colors / #DBCB86

#DBCB86 — Light Muted Yellow

#DBCB86 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 #DBCB86 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.

#DBCB86 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 #8595DB; it also sits naturally between #DBA085 and #C0DB85. 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 80% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 39% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCB86

.text { color: #DBCB86; }
.background { background-color: #DBCB86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCB86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 203, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 54%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCB86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 203, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCB86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 203, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCB86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCB86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8595DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCB86: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCB86

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 #DBCB86 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 #DBCB86 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

← #DBCB85  ·  #DBCB87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCB86?

#DBCB86 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 203, 134). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCB86?

#DBCB86 is RGB 219, 203, 134 — HSL 49°, 54%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 39%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCB86?

Its complement is #8595DB; analogous partners are #DBA085 and #C0DB85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCB86 for text?

Black text on #DBCB86 has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.