Palettes / Colors / #DBDAAE

#DBDAAE — Light Muted Yellow

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

#DBDAAE 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 #AEAFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBC4AE and #C5DBAE. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

Previews

CSS code for #DBDAAE

.text { color: #DBDAAE; }
.background { background-color: #DBDAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDAAE

Tints of #DBDAAE

Tones of #DBDAAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEAFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDAAE: #000000.

How #DBDAAE 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 #DBDAAE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBDAAD  ·  #DBDAAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDAAE?

#DBDAAE is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDAAE?

#DBDAAE is RGB 219, 218, 174 — HSL 59°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDAAE?

Its complement is #AEAFDB; analogous partners are #DBC4AE and #C5DBAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDAAE for text?

Black text on #DBDAAE has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.