Palettes / Colors / #DBD2A4

#DBD2A4 — Light Muted Yellow

#DBD2A4 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBD2A4 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 #A4ADDB; it also sits naturally between #DBB6A4 and #C8DBA4. 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 82% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 25% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #DBD2A4

.text { color: #DBD2A4; }
.background { background-color: #DBD2A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD2A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 210, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD2A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 210, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD2A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 210, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBD2A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD2A4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBD2A4

Tints of #DBD2A4

Tones of #DBD2A4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4ADDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBD2A4: #000000.

How #DBD2A4 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 #DBD2A4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBD2A3  ·  #DBD2A5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBD2A4?

#DBD2A4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 210, 164). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD2A4?

#DBD2A4 is RGB 219, 210, 164 — HSL 50°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 25%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBD2A4?

Its complement is #A4ADDB; analogous partners are #DBB6A4 and #C8DBA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBD2A4 for text?

Black text on #DBD2A4 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.