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#DBDCA3 — Light Muted Yellow

#DBDCA3 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DBDCA3 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.

#DBDCA3 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 #A4A3DC; it also sits naturally between #DCC0A3 and #BEDCA3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DBDCA3 · RGB 219, 220, 163

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Color values

HEX#DBDCA3
RGB219, 220, 163
HSL61°, 45%, 75%
HSV61°, 26%, 86%
CMYK0%, 0%, 26%, 14%
XYZ61.42, 68.89, 44.71
Yxy68.89, 0.3509, 0.3936
CIE-Lab86.45, -9.33, 27.98
Hunter Lab83.00, -8.87, 22.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 86% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DBDCA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DBDCA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DBDCA3

.text { color: #DBDCA3; }
.background { background-color: #DBDCA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDCA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 220, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 45%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDCA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 220, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDCA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 220, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDCA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDCA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDCA3

#D1D289#C7C86F#BDBE55#ACAE42#929438#75762D#5B5C23#424319#28290F#0F0F06

Tints of #DBDCA3

#DEDFAA#E1E2B1#E4E4B9#E7E7C0#EBEBCB#EEEED3#F1F1DA#F3F4E1#F6F7E9#F9F9F0

Tones of #DBDCA3

#D7D8A6#D3D4AB#CFD0AF#CBCBB3#C7C8B7#C3C3BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A3DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.42:1 Fails
Against black text14.78:1 AAA

Best text color on #DBDCA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDCA3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DBDCA3: ·

How #DBDCA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DBDBB1Deuteranopia · #DBDBB4Tritanopia · #DBBCBE

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DBDCA3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #DBDFAA · #B3C890 · #73A9AD
Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette 932f67
#932F67 · #D92C54 · #DDDEAB · #8ABB6C
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B

Similar colors

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

#DBDFAA#E2DFA6#E2E0A5#DDDEAB#E2DEA9#DCD2A2#D9E6A4#E2DAAB#E6D9A2#E1E099#D6E4AB#E4D6A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DBDCA2  ·  #DBDCA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDCA3?

#DBDCA3 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 220, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDCA3?

#DBDCA3 is RGB 219, 220, 163 — HSL 61°, 45%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDCA3?

Its complement is #A4A3DC; analogous partners are #DCC0A3 and #BEDCA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDCA3 for text?

Black text on #DBDCA3 has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.