Palettes / Colors / #DBD7AA

#DBD7AA — Light Muted Yellow

#DBD7AA is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBD7AA 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 #A9ADDA; it also sits naturally between #DABEA9 and #C6DAA9. 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 84% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 22% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DBD7AA

.text { color: #DBD7AA; }
.background { background-color: #DBD7AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD7AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 215, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 40%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD7AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 215, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD7AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 215, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBD7AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD7AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9ADDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBD7AA: #000000.

How #DBD7AA 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 #DBD7AA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBD7A9  ·  #DBD7AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBD7AA?

#DBD7AA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 215, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD7AA?

#DBD7AA is RGB 219, 215, 170 — HSL 55°, 40%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 22%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBD7AA?

Its complement is #A9ADDA; analogous partners are #DABEA9 and #C6DAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBD7AA for text?

Black text on #DBD7AA has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.