Palettes / Colors / #DBD8BF
#DBD8BF — Light Dusty Yellow
#DBD8BF 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 #DBD8BF 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.
#DBD8BF 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 #BEC1DA; it also sits naturally between #DAC9BE and #CFDABE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBD8BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 216, 191 |
| HSL | 54°, 28%, 80% |
| HSV | 54°, 13%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 13%, 14% |
| XYZ | 63.17, 67.93, 59.07 |
| Yxy | 67.93, 0.3322, 0.3572 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.97, -3.19, 12.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.42, -3.07, 11.13 |
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 #DBD8BF
.text { color: #DBD8BF; }
.background { background-color: #DBD8BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD8BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 216, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 28%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD8BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 216, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD8BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 216, 191, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBD8BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD8BF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC1DA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBD8BF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBD8BF
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 #DBD8BF: ·
How #DBD8BF 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 #DBD8BF 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 #DBD8BF?
#DBD8BF is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 216, 191). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD8BF?
#DBD8BF is RGB 219, 216, 191 — HSL 54°, 28%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 13%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBD8BF?
Its complement is #BEC1DA; analogous partners are #DAC9BE and #CFDABE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBD8BF for text?
Black text on #DBD8BF has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.