Palettes / Colors / #DBDA96

#DBDA96 — Light Muted Yellow

#DBDA96 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DBDA96 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.

#DBDA96 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 #9596DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB695 and #B9DB95. 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 85% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDA96

.text { color: #DBDA96; }
.background { background-color: #DBDA96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDA96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 49%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDA96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDA96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDA96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDA96">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9596DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDA96: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDA96

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:

How #DBDA96 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 #DBDA96 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

← #DBDA95  ·  #DBDA97 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDA96?

#DBDA96 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 150). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDA96?

#DBDA96 is RGB 219, 218, 150 — HSL 59°, 49%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 32%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDA96?

Its complement is #9596DB; analogous partners are #DBB695 and #B9DB95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDA96 for text?

Black text on #DBDA96 has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.