Palettes / Colors / #DBDFB9
#DBDFB9 — Light Muted Yellow
#DBDFB9 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 #DBDFB9 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.
#DBDFB9 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 #BDB9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFD0B9 and #C8DFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBDFB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 223, 185 |
| HSL | 66°, 37%, 80% |
| HSV | 66°, 17%, 87% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 17%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.36, 71.34, 56.28 |
| Yxy | 71.34, 0.3352, 0.3716 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.65, -7.70, 18.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.46, -7.40, 15.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBDFB9
.text { color: #DBDFB9; }
.background { background-color: #DBDFB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDFB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 223, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDFB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 223, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDFB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 223, 185, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBDFB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDFB9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DBDFB9
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Tones of #DBDFB9
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDB9DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBDFB9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDFB9
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 #DBDFB9: ·
How #DBDFB9 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 #DBDFB9 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 #DBDFB9?
#DBDFB9 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 223, 185). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDFB9?
#DBDFB9 is RGB 219, 223, 185 — HSL 66°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 13%.
What colors go with #DBDFB9?
Its complement is #BDB9DF; analogous partners are #DFD0B9 and #C8DFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBDFB9 for text?
Black text on #DBDFB9 has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.