Palettes / Colors / #DBCFB3
#DBCFB3 — Light Muted Yellow
#DBCFB3 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 #DBCFB3 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.
#DBCFB3 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #B3BFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBBBB3 and #D3DBB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBCFB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 207, 179 |
| HSL | 42°, 36%, 78% |
| HSV | 42°, 18%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 18%, 14% |
| XYZ | 59.66, 62.94, 51.65 |
| Yxy | 62.94, 0.3424, 0.3612 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.41, -0.38, 15.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.33, -0.37, 13.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 70%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBCFB3
.text { color: #DBCFB3; }
.background { background-color: #DBCFB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBCFB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 207, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBCFB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 207, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBCFB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 207, 179, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBCFB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBCFB3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBCFB3
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Tones of #DBCFB3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3BFDB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBCFB3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBCFB3
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 #DBCFB3: ·
How #DBCFB3 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 #DBCFB3 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 #DBCFB3?
#DBCFB3 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 207, 179). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBCFB3?
#DBCFB3 is RGB 219, 207, 179 — HSL 42°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 18%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBCFB3?
Its complement is #B3BFDB; analogous partners are #DBBBB3 and #D3DBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBCFB3 for text?
Black text on #DBCFB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.