Palettes / Colors / #DBD2BB
#DBD2BB — Light Dusty Yellow
#DBD2BB 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 #DBD2BB 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.
#DBD2BB 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 #BCC5DC; it also sits naturally between #DCC3BC and #D5DCBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBD2BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 210, 187 |
| HSL | 43°, 31%, 80% |
| HSV | 43°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 61.23, 64.74, 56.28 |
| Yxy | 64.74, 0.3360, 0.3552 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.35, -0.72, 12.51 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.46, -0.69, 10.87 |
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 #DBD2BB
.text { color: #DBD2BB; }
.background { background-color: #DBD2BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD2BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 210, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD2BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 210, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD2BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 210, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBD2BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD2BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC5DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBD2BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBD2BB
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 #DBD2BB: ·
How #DBD2BB 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 #DBD2BB 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 #DBD2BB?
#DBD2BB is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 210, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD2BB?
#DBD2BB is RGB 219, 210, 187 — HSL 43°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBD2BB?
Its complement is #BCC5DC; analogous partners are #DCC3BC and #D5DCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBD2BB for text?
Black text on #DBD2BB has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.