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Recognised as Colour

#DBD6B4

  • #DBD6B4
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#DBD6B4 is a yellow with RGB values 219, 214, 180 and HSL 52°, 35%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#DBD6B4#DBD6B4
HEX#DBD6B4
RGBrgb(219, 214, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8392, 0.7059
RGB percentages85.9%, 83.9%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(52.3, 35.1%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 17.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 17.8%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,407,348
CSS custom property--colour: #DBD6B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#24294B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD4B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD6B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E1D1CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 9.4Blanched almond · ΔE 10.6Bisque · ΔE 10.8Papaya whip · ΔE 11.5Antique white · ΔE 11.8Beige · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B9DB
Analogous#DBC3B4, #CCDBB4
Triadic#B4DBD6, #D6B4DB
Split complementary#B4CCDB, #C3B4DB
Tetradic#B4DBC3, #B4B9DB, #DBB4CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCF9
Lighter +10%#ECE9D6
Darker −10%#CAC392
Darker −20%#BAB06F
Darker −30%#A69B50
Darker −40%#847B3F
More saturated +25%#E9E0A6
Less saturated −25%#CDCCC2

Channel breakdown

R219
G214
B180
Red219 (85.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue52.31°
Saturation (HSL)35.14%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DB · G D6 · B B4

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