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#DBE3C8

#dbe3c8 ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#dbe3c8 is a color from the yellow-green family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 89.02% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.89% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 77.78°, with 32.53% saturation and 83.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.7417

Complementary

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #d0c8e3

Split complementary

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #c8cee3
  3. #dec8e3

Analogous

  1. #e3dec8
  2. #dbe3c8
  3. #cee3c8

Triadic

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #c8dbe3
  3. #e3c8db

Tetradic

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #c8e3d0
  3. #d0c8e3
  4. #e3c8db

Square

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #c8e3de
  3. #d0c8e3
  4. #e3c8ce

Monochromatic

  1. #99af63
  2. #bac995
  3. #dbe3c8
  4. #f6f8f1
  5. #f6f8f1

Shades

#dbe3c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #c5ccb4
  3. #afb6a0
  4. #999f8c
  5. #838878
  6. #6e7264
  7. #585b50
  8. #42443c
  9. #2c2d28
  10. #161714
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbe3c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #dfe6ce
  3. #e2e9d3
  4. #e6ebd9
  5. #e9eede
  6. #edf1e4
  7. #f1f4e9
  8. #f4f7ef
  9. #f8f9f4
  10. #fbfcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbe3c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbe3c8
  2. #d2d9c1
  3. #c9cfba
  4. #c0c5b2
  5. #b7bbab
  6. #aeb2a4
  7. #a4a89d
  8. #9b9e96
  9. #92948e
  10. #898a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dee1d7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7e0c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6e0c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dee0db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2e1c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2e1c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dde1d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbe3c8 {
  color: #dbe3c8;
}
Background
.bg-dbe3c8 {
  background-color: #dbe3c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbe3c8 {
  border: 2px solid #dbe3c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbe3c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 227 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 33% 84%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbe3c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbe3c8, #cee3c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbe3c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 227 200 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 5.41 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.85 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 6.97 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 7.17 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 7.58 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 7.99 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.00 #241c37 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Beige
#dbe3c8  rgb(219, 227, 200)  hsl(78, 33%, 84%)  Beige
#d0c8e3  rgb(208, 200, 227)  hsl(258, 33%, 84%)  Languid Lavender
#c8dbe3  rgb(200, 219, 227)  hsl(198, 33%, 84%)  Pale Aqua
#e3c8db  rgb(227, 200, 219)  hsl(318, 33%, 84%)  Thistle