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#DBC99A

#dbc99a ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbc99a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 78.82% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.22% magenta, 29.68% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.38°, with 47.45% saturation and 73.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5917

Complementary

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #9aacdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #9acddb
  3. #a99adb

Analogous

  1. #dba99a
  2. #dbc99a
  3. #cddb9a

Triadic

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #9adbc9
  3. #c99adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #acdb9a
  3. #9aacdb
  4. #c99adb

Square

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #9adba9
  3. #9aacdb
  4. #db9acd

Monochromatic

  1. #a2853a
  2. #c7ab62
  3. #dbc99a
  4. #efe7d2
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#dbc99a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #c5b58b
  3. #afa17b
  4. #998d6c
  5. #83795c
  6. #6e654d
  7. #58503e
  8. #423c2e
  9. #2c281f
  10. #16140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc99a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #dfcea4
  3. #e2d4ae
  4. #e6d9b8
  5. #e9dfc2
  6. #ede4cd
  7. #f1e9d7
  8. #f4efe1
  9. #f8f4eb
  10. #fbfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc99a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc99a
  2. #d2c297
  3. #c9ba95
  4. #c0b392
  5. #b7ac90
  6. #aea58d
  7. #a49d8a
  8. #9b9688
  9. #928f85
  10. #898783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c797 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cc9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c1bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c898 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cb9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c4b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc99a {
  color: #dbc99a;
}
Background
.bg-dbc99a {
  background-color: #dbc99a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc99a {
  border: 2px solid #dbc99a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc99a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 201 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 47% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc99a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc99a, #cddb9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc99a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 201 154 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.71 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.23 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.84 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.00 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.09 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.12 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.23 #243665 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Wheat
#dbc99a  rgb(219, 201, 154)  hsl(43, 47%, 73%)  Wheat
#9aacdb  rgb(154, 172, 219)  hsl(223, 47%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9adbc9  rgb(154, 219, 201)  hsl(163, 47%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#c99adb  rgb(201, 154, 219)  hsl(283, 47%, 73%)  Wisteria