Palettes / Colors / #DBD3BC
#DBD3BC — Light Dusty Yellow
#DBD3BC 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 #DBD3BC 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.
#DBD3BC 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 #BDC4DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC4BD and #D4DBBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBD3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 211, 188 |
| HSL | 45°, 30%, 80% |
| HSV | 45°, 14%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 14%, 14% |
| XYZ | 61.58, 65.28, 56.93 |
| Yxy | 65.28, 0.3351, 0.3552 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.63, -1.08, 12.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.80, -1.04, 10.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 83% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 14% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBD3BC
.text { color: #DBD3BC; }
.background { background-color: #DBD3BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD3BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 211, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 30%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD3BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 211, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD3BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 211, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBD3BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD3BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC4DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.49:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBD3BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBD3BC
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 #DBD3BC: ·
How #DBD3BC 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 #DBD3BC 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 #DBD3BC?
#DBD3BC is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 211, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD3BC?
#DBD3BC is RGB 219, 211, 188 — HSL 45°, 30%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 14%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBD3BC?
Its complement is #BDC4DB; analogous partners are #DBC4BD and #D4DBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBD3BC for text?
Black text on #DBD3BC has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.