Palettes / Colors / #DBDAAF

#DBDAAF — Light Muted Yellow

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

#DBDAAF 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDAAF

.text { color: #DBDAAF; }
.background { background-color: #DBDAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 175, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDAAF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEAFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDAAF: #000000.

How #DBDAAF 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 #DBDAAF 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

← #DBDAAE  ·  #DBDAB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDAAF?

#DBDAAF is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDAAF?

#DBDAAF is RGB 219, 218, 175 — HSL 59°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 20%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDAAF?

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

Can I use #DBDAAF for text?

Black text on #DBDAAF has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.