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#DBCA9C

#dbca9c ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dbca9c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.22% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.76% magenta, 28.77% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.81°, with 46.67% saturation and 73.53% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.597

Complementary

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #9caddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #9ccddb
  3. #ab9cdb

Analogous

  1. #dbab9c
  2. #dbca9c
  3. #cddb9c

Triadic

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #9cdbca
  3. #ca9cdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #addb9c
  3. #9caddb
  4. #ca9cdb

Square

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #9cdbab
  3. #9caddb
  4. #db9ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #a3873b
  2. #c7ac64
  3. #dbca9c
  4. #efe8d4
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#dbca9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #c5b68c
  3. #afa27d
  4. #998d6d
  5. #83795e
  6. #6e654e
  7. #58513e
  8. #423d2f
  9. #2c281f
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbca9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #dfcfa6
  3. #e2d5b0
  4. #e6daba
  5. #e9dfc4
  6. #ede5ce
  7. #f1ead7
  8. #f4efe1
  9. #f8f4eb
  10. #fbfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbca9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbca9c
  2. #d2c399
  3. #c9bb96
  4. #c0b494
  5. #b7ac91
  6. #aea58e
  7. #a49e8b
  8. #9b9688
  9. #928f86
  10. #898783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cbba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c899 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9cd9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c99a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dacc9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbca9c {
  color: #dbca9c;
}
Background
.bg-dbca9c {
  background-color: #dbca9c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbca9c {
  border: 2px solid #dbca9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbca9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 202 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 47% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbca9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbca9c, #cddb9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbca9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 202 156 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.59 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.45 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.67 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.08 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.15 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.16 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.23 #243563 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Wheat
#dbca9c  rgb(219, 202, 156)  hsl(44, 47%, 74%)  Wheat
#9caddb  rgb(156, 173, 219)  hsl(224, 47%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cdbca  rgb(156, 219, 202)  hsl(164, 47%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#ca9cdb  rgb(202, 156, 219)  hsl(284, 47%, 74%)  Wisteria