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#DBCB8E

#dbcb8e ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbcb8e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.61% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 35.16% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.53°, with 51.68% saturation and 70.78% 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 Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5972

Complementary

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #8e9edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #8ec4db
  3. #a48edb

Analogous

  1. #dba48e
  2. #dbcb8e
  3. #c4db8e

Triadic

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #8edbcb
  3. #cb8edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #9edb8e
  3. #8e9edb
  4. #cb8edb

Square

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #8edba4
  3. #8e9edb
  4. #db8ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #9e8732
  2. #c9b054
  3. #dbcb8e
  4. #ede6c8
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dbcb8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #c5b780
  3. #afa272
  4. #998e63
  5. #837a55
  6. #6e6647
  7. #585139
  8. #423d2b
  9. #2c291c
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #dfd099
  3. #e2d5a5
  4. #e6dbb0
  5. #e9e0bb
  6. #ede5c7
  7. #f1ead2
  8. #f4efdd
  9. #f8f5e8
  10. #fbfaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb8e
  2. #d2c48d
  3. #c9bc8b
  4. #c0b58a
  5. #b7ad88
  6. #aea687
  7. #a49e86
  8. #9b9784
  9. #928f83
  10. #898881
  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 #d2cbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c88a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dccd90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6c2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c98b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbcc8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb8e {
  color: #dbcb8e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb8e {
  background-color: #dbcb8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb8e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 52% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb8e, #c4db8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 142 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.03 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.34 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.42 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.73 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.96 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.30 #243471 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dbcb8e  rgb(219, 203, 142)  hsl(48, 52%, 71%)  Vanilla
#8e9edb  rgb(142, 158, 219)  hsl(228, 52%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edbcb  rgb(142, 219, 203)  hsl(168, 52%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#cb8edb  rgb(203, 142, 219)  hsl(288, 52%, 71%)  Wisteria