Information about #DBC998 color

#DBC998 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DBC998 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(219, 201, 152) — 85.9% red, 78.8% green, 59.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 26 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DBC998 presents itself as a clearly saturated warm orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smooth Cream (#DAC79C). Slightly further away sit Tahuna Sands (#D8CC9B) and Honey Beige (#DBC49B).

The recipe behind #DBC998 is rgb(219, 201, 152), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DBC998 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DBC998 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DBC998 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DBC998

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DBC998
  • RGB219, 201, 152
  • CMYK0, 7, 26, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 201, 152)
  • HSL44°, 48%, 73%
  • HSL Precise43.881°, 48.201%, 72.745%
  • HSV44°, 31%, 86%
  • HSB44°, 31%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.788, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.788, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.788, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDBC998
  • DECIMAL ID14403992
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01