Palettes / Colors / #DBDEB5

#DBDEB5 — Light Muted Yellow

#DBDEB5 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 #DBDEB5 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.

#DBDEB5 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 #B8B5DE; it also sits naturally between #DECCB5 and #C7DEB5. 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 87% · Blue 71%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDEB5

.text { color: #DBDEB5; }
.background { background-color: #DBDEB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDEB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 222, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDEB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 222, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDEB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 222, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDEB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDEB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDEB5

Tints of #DBDEB5

Tones of #DBDEB5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8B5DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDEB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDEB5

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:

How #DBDEB5 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 #DBDEB5 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

← #DBDEB4  ·  #DBDEB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDEB5?

#DBDEB5 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 222, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDEB5?

#DBDEB5 is RGB 219, 222, 181 — HSL 64°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 18%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDEB5?

Its complement is #B8B5DE; analogous partners are #DECCB5 and #C7DEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDEB5 for text?

Black text on #DBDEB5 has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.