Palettes / Colors / #DBCDAB

#DBCDAB — Light Muted Yellow

#DBCDAB is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DBCDAB 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.

#DBCDAB 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 #A9B7DA; it also sits naturally between #DAB4A9 and #D0DAA9. 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 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 22% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCDAB

.text { color: #DBCDAB; }
.background { background-color: #DBCDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 205, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 205, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 205, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBCDAB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9B7DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCDAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCDAB

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 #DBCDAB 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 #DBCDAB 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

← #DBCDAA  ·  #DBCDAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCDAB?

#DBCDAB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 205, 171). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCDAB?

#DBCDAB is RGB 219, 205, 171 — HSL 43°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 22%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCDAB?

Its complement is #A9B7DA; analogous partners are #DAB4A9 and #D0DAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCDAB for text?

Black text on #DBCDAB has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.