Palettes / Colors / #DBCEA5

#DBCEA5 — Light Muted Yellow

#DBCEA5 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBCEA5 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 #A4B1DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB2A4 and #CCDBA4. 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 81% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 25% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBCEA5

.text { color: #DBCEA5; }
.background { background-color: #DBCEA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCEA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 206, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCEA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 206, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCEA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 206, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBCEA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCEA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBCEA5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4B1DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBCEA5: #000000.

How #DBCEA5 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 #DBCEA5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBCEA5 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

← #DBCEA4  ·  #DBCEA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBCEA5?

#DBCEA5 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 206, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCEA5?

#DBCEA5 is RGB 219, 206, 165 — HSL 46°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 25%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBCEA5?

Its complement is #A4B1DB; analogous partners are #DBB2A4 and #CCDBA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBCEA5 for text?

Black text on #DBCEA5 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.