Palettes / Colors / #DBD8BE
#DBD8BE — Light Dusty Yellow
#DBD8BE 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 #DBD8BE 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.
#DBD8BE 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 #BDC0DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC9BD and #CFDBBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBD8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 216, 190 |
| HSL | 54°, 29%, 80% |
| HSV | 54°, 13%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 13%, 14% |
| XYZ | 63.06, 67.89, 58.50 |
| Yxy | 67.89, 0.3329, 0.3584 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.95, -3.35, 13.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.40, -3.22, 11.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 85% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBD8BE
.text { color: #DBD8BE; }
.background { background-color: #DBD8BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD8BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 216, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD8BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 216, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD8BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 216, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBD8BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD8BE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBD8BE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC0DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.58:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBD8BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBD8BE
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 #DBD8BE: ·
How #DBD8BE 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 #DBD8BE 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 #DBD8BE?
#DBD8BE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 216, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD8BE?
#DBD8BE is RGB 219, 216, 190 — HSL 54°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 13%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBD8BE?
Its complement is #BDC0DB; analogous partners are #DBC9BD and #CFDBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBD8BE for text?
Black text on #DBD8BE has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.