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#DBCB9E

#dbcb9e ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dbcb9e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.61% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.31% magenta, 27.85% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 44.26°, with 45.86% saturation and 73.92% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6024

Complementary

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #9eaedb

Split complementary

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #9eccdb
  3. #ac9edb

Analogous

  1. #dbac9e
  2. #dbcb9e
  3. #ccdb9e

Triadic

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #9edbcb
  3. #cb9edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #aedb9e
  3. #9eaedb
  4. #cb9edb

Square

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #9edbac
  3. #9eaedb
  4. #db9ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #a3883d
  2. #c6ad66
  3. #dbcb9e
  4. #f0e9d6
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#dbcb9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #c5b78e
  3. #afa27e
  4. #998e6f
  5. #837a5f
  6. #6e664f
  7. #58513f
  8. #423d2f
  9. #2c2920
  10. #161410
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcb9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #dfd0a8
  3. #e2d5b1
  4. #e6dbbb
  5. #e9e0c5
  6. #ede5cf
  7. #f1ead8
  8. #f4efe2
  9. #f8f5ec
  10. #fbfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcb9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcb9e
  2. #d2c49b
  3. #c9bc98
  4. #c0b595
  5. #b7ad92
  6. #aea68f
  7. #a49e8c
  8. #9b9789
  9. #928f86
  10. #898883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c99b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9ce9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c4bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ca9c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dacd9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c7b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcb9e {
  color: #dbcb9e;
}
Background
.bg-dbcb9e {
  background-color: #dbcb9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcb9e {
  border: 2px solid #dbcb9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcb9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 203 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 46% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcb9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcb9e, #ccdb9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcb9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 203 158 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.51 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.53 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.69 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.05 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.12 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.20 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.33 #243461 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Wheat
#dbcb9e  rgb(219, 203, 158)  hsl(44, 46%, 74%)  Wheat
#9eaedb  rgb(158, 174, 219)  hsl(224, 46%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9edbcb  rgb(158, 219, 203)  hsl(164, 46%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#cb9edb  rgb(203, 158, 219)  hsl(284, 46%, 74%)  Wisteria