Palettes / Colors / #DBDBB8

#DBDBB8 — Light Muted Yellow

#DBDBB8 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBDBB8 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 #B8B8DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC9B8 and #C9DBB8. 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 86% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDBB8

.text { color: #DBDBB8; }
.background { background-color: #DBDBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 33%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDBB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8B8DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDBB8: #000000.

How #DBDBB8 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 #DBDBB8 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

← #DBDBB7  ·  #DBDBB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDBB8?

#DBDBB8 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 184). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDBB8?

#DBDBB8 is RGB 219, 219, 184 — HSL 60°, 33%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 16%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDBB8?

Its complement is #B8B8DB; analogous partners are #DBC9B8 and #C9DBB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDBB8 for text?

Black text on #DBDBB8 has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.