Palettes / Colors / #DBDABB
#DBDABB — Light Dusty Yellow
#DBDABB 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 #DBDABB 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.
#DBDABB 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 #BCBDDC; it also sits naturally between #DCCBBC and #CDDCBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBDABB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 218, 187 |
| HSL | 58°, 31%, 80% |
| HSV | 58°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 63.25, 68.79, 56.96 |
| Yxy | 68.79, 0.3347, 0.3640 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.40, -4.84, 15.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.94, -4.65, 13.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 85% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBDABB
.text { color: #DBDABB; }
.background { background-color: #DBDABB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDABB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDABB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDABB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBDABB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDABB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBDABB
Tints of #DBDABB
Tones of #DBDABB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCBDDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.76:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBDABB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDABB
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 #DBDABB: ·
How #DBDABB 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 #DBDABB 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 #DBDABB?
#DBDABB is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDABB?
#DBDABB is RGB 219, 218, 187 — HSL 58°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBDABB?
Its complement is #BCBDDC; analogous partners are #DCCBBC and #CDDCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBDABB for text?
Black text on #DBDABB has a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.