Information about #DBD6AD color

#DBD6AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DBD6AD falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 214, 173) — 85.9% red, 83.9% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 18 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DBD6AD reads as a softly balanced golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Old Ivory (#DCD1AE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Mint Julep (#E0D8A7) and Quarter Pavlova (#DED3B4).

The recipe behind #DBD6AD is rgb(219, 214, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #DBD6AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DBD6AD color variations

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#DBD6AD 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 #DBD6AD

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

Old Ivory color link
Old Ivory

#DCD1AE

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Pale Beige color link
Pale Beige

#DED1B4

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Pastel Khaki color link
Pastel Khaki

#DAD4B6

Pompeii color link
Pompeii

#DCD1B5

Brie color link
Brie

#E3DAB2

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Matte Ivory color link
Matte Ivory

#D7CEB3

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DBD6AD
  • RGB219, 214, 173
  • CMYK0, 2, 18, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 214, 173)
  • HSL53°, 39%, 77%
  • HSL Precise53.478°, 38.983%, 76.863%
  • HSV53°, 21%, 86%
  • HSB53°, 21%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.839, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.839, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.839, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDBD6AD
  • DECIMAL ID14407341
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01