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#DBC99F

#dbc99f ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dbc99f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.22% magenta, 27.4% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 45.45% saturation and 74.12% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5934

Complementary

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #9fb1db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #9fcfdb
  3. #ab9fdb

Analogous

  1. #dbab9f
  2. #dbc99f
  3. #cfdb9f

Triadic

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #9fdbc9
  3. #c99fdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #b1db9f
  3. #9fb1db
  4. #c99fdb

Square

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #9fdbab
  3. #9fb1db
  4. #db9fcf

Monochromatic

  1. #a4853d
  2. #c6aa67
  3. #dbc99f
  4. #f0e8d7
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#dbc99f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #c5b58f
  3. #afa17f
  4. #998d6f
  5. #83795f
  6. #6e6550
  7. #585040
  8. #423c30
  9. #2c2820
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc99f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #dfcea9
  3. #e2d4b2
  4. #e6d9bc
  5. #e9dfc5
  6. #ede4cf
  7. #f1e9d9
  8. #f4efe2
  9. #f8f4ec
  10. #fbfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc99f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc99f
  2. #d2c29c
  3. #c9ba99
  4. #c0b396
  5. #b7ac93
  6. #aea590
  7. #a49d8c
  8. #9b9689
  9. #928f86
  10. #898783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c89c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cda0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c2be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c89d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cba0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc99f {
  color: #dbc99f;
}
Background
.bg-dbc99f {
  background-color: #dbc99f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc99f {
  border: 2px solid #dbc99f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc99f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 201 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 45% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc99f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc99f, #cfdb9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc99f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 201 159 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.40 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.66 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.69 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.85 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.16 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.21 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 7.25 #243660 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Wheat
#dbc99f  rgb(219, 201, 159)  hsl(42, 45%, 74%)  Wheat
#9fb1db  rgb(159, 177, 219)  hsl(222, 45%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fdbc9  rgb(159, 219, 201)  hsl(162, 45%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#c99fdb  rgb(201, 159, 219)  hsl(282, 45%, 74%)  Wisteria