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#DBC99B

#dbc99b ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbc99b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.22% magenta, 29.22% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.13°, with 47.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.592

Complementary

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #9baddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #9bcddb
  3. #a99bdb

Analogous

  1. #dba99b
  2. #dbc99b
  3. #cddb9b

Triadic

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #9bdbc9
  3. #c99bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #addb9b
  3. #9baddb
  4. #c99bdb

Square

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #9bdba9
  3. #9baddb
  4. #db9bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #a2853a
  2. #c7ab63
  3. #dbc99b
  4. #efe7d3
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#dbc99b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #c5b58c
  3. #afa17c
  4. #998d6d
  5. #83795d
  6. #6e654e
  7. #58503e
  8. #423c2f
  9. #2c281f
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc99b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #dfcea5
  3. #e2d4af
  4. #e6d9b9
  5. #e9dfc3
  6. #ede4cd
  7. #f1e9d7
  8. #f4efe1
  9. #f8f4eb
  10. #fbfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc99b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc99b
  2. #d2c298
  3. #c9ba96
  4. #c0b393
  5. #b7ac90
  6. #aea58e
  7. #a49d8b
  8. #9b9688
  9. #928f85
  10. #898783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cab9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c798 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cc9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c2bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c899 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cb9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c5b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc99b {
  color: #dbc99b;
}
Background
.bg-dbc99b {
  background-color: #dbc99b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc99b {
  border: 2px solid #dbc99b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc99b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 201 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 47% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc99b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc99b, #cddb9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc99b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 201 155 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.30 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.94 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.96 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.00 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.18 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.21 #243664 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Wheat
#dbc99b  rgb(219, 201, 155)  hsl(43, 47%, 73%)  Wheat
#9baddb  rgb(155, 173, 219)  hsl(223, 47%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bdbc9  rgb(155, 219, 201)  hsl(163, 47%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#c99bdb  rgb(201, 155, 219)  hsl(283, 47%, 73%)  Wisteria