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#DBC99D

#dbc99d ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dbc99d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 78.82% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.22% magenta, 28.31% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 42.58°, with 46.27% saturation and 73.73% 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 12.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.49.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5927

Complementary

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #9dafdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #9dcedb
  3. #aa9ddb

Analogous

  1. #dbaa9d
  2. #dbc99d
  3. #cedb9d

Triadic

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #9ddbc9
  3. #c99ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #afdb9d
  3. #9dafdb
  4. #c99ddb

Square

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #9ddbaa
  3. #9dafdb
  4. #db9dce

Monochromatic

  1. #a3853c
  2. #c6aa65
  3. #dbc99d
  4. #f0e8d5
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#dbc99d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #c5b58d
  3. #afa17e
  4. #998d6e
  5. #83795e
  6. #6e654f
  7. #58503f
  8. #423c2f
  9. #2c281f
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc99d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #dfcea7
  3. #e2d4b1
  4. #e6d9ba
  5. #e9dfc4
  6. #ede4ce
  7. #f1e9d8
  8. #f4efe2
  9. #f8f4eb
  10. #fbfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc99d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc99d
  2. #d2c29a
  3. #c9ba97
  4. #c0b394
  5. #b7ac91
  6. #aea58f
  7. #a49d8c
  8. #9b9689
  9. #928f86
  10. #898783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1caba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c79a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cd9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c2bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c89b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cb9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c5b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc99d {
  color: #dbc99d;
}
Background
.bg-dbc99d {
  background-color: #dbc99d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc99d {
  border: 2px solid #dbc99d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc99d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 201 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 46% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc99d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc99d, #cedb9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc99d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 201 157 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.49 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.46 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.83 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.89 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.16 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.19 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.19 #243662 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Wheat
#dbc99d  rgb(219, 201, 157)  hsl(43, 46%, 74%)  Wheat
#9dafdb  rgb(157, 175, 219)  hsl(223, 46%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ddbc9  rgb(157, 219, 201)  hsl(163, 46%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#c99ddb  rgb(201, 157, 219)  hsl(283, 46%, 74%)  Wisteria