Palettes / Colors / #DBCD9F
#DBCD9F — Light Muted Yellow
#DBCD9F 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 #DBCD9F 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.
#DBCD9F 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 #9FADDB; it also sits naturally between #DBAF9F and #CBDB9F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCD9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 205, 159 |
| HSL | 46°, 45%, 74% |
| HSV | 46°, 27%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 27%, 14% |
| XYZ | 57.30, 61.23, 41.60 |
| Yxy | 61.23, 0.3579, 0.3824 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.50, -2.18, 24.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.25, -2.06, 19.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 80% · Blue 62%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 27% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCD9F
.text { color: #DBCD9F; }
.background { background-color: #DBCD9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCD9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 205, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 45%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCD9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 205, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCD9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 205, 159, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCD9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCD9F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9FADDB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCD9F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCD9F
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 #DBCD9F: ·
How #DBCD9F 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 #DBCD9F 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 #DBCD9F?
#DBCD9F is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 205, 159). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCD9F?
#DBCD9F is RGB 219, 205, 159 — HSL 46°, 45%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 27%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCD9F?
Its complement is #9FADDB; analogous partners are #DBAF9F and #CBDB9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCD9F for text?
Black text on #DBCD9F has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.