Palettes / Colors / #DBDDBC
#DBDDBC — Light Muted Yellow
#DBDDBC is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DBDDBC 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.
#DBDDBC 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 #BDBBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDCEBB and #CADDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBDDBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 221, 188 |
| HSL | 64°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 64°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.15, 70.40, 57.79 |
| Yxy | 70.40, 0.3335, 0.3660 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.19, -6.22, 16.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.91, -5.99, 13.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 74%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBDDBC
.text { color: #DBDDBC; }
.background { background-color: #DBDDBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDDBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 221, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDDBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 221, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDDBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 221, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBDDBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDDBC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBDDBC
Tints of #DBDDBC
Tones of #DBDDBC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDBBDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBDDBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDDBC
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 #DBDDBC: ·
How #DBDDBC 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 #DBDDBC 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 #DBDDBC?
#DBDDBC is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 221, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDDBC?
#DBDDBC is RGB 219, 221, 188 — HSL 64°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DBDDBC?
Its complement is #BDBBDD; analogous partners are #DDCEBB and #CADDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBDDBC for text?
Black text on #DBDDBC has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.