Palettes / Colors / #DBD2BA
#DBD2BA — Light Dusty Yellow
#DBD2BA is a yellow color we call Light Dusty 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 #DBD2BA 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.
#DBD2BA 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 #B9C2DA; it also sits naturally between #DAC1B9 and #D2DAB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBD2BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 210, 186 |
| HSL | 44°, 31%, 79% |
| HSV | 44°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 61.12, 64.70, 55.72 |
| Yxy | 64.70, 0.3367, 0.3564 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.33, -0.87, 13.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.44, -0.84, 11.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBD2BA
.text { color: #DBD2BA; }
.background { background-color: #DBD2BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD2BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 210, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 31%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD2BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 210, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD2BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 210, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBD2BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD2BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9C2DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBD2BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBD2BA
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 #DBD2BA: ·
How #DBD2BA 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 #DBD2BA 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 #DBD2BA?
#DBD2BA is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 210, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD2BA?
#DBD2BA is RGB 219, 210, 186 — HSL 44°, 31%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBD2BA?
Its complement is #B9C2DA; analogous partners are #DAC1B9 and #D2DAB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBD2BA for text?
Black text on #DBD2BA has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.