Information about Quarter Milestone color

#DBD0CB - Quarter Milestone color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DBD0CB, known as "Quarter Milestone", falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 208, 203) — 85.9% red, 81.6% green, 79.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 6 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DBD0CB reads as a gently muted orange 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 Swiss Coffee (#DBD0CA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quarter Truffle (#D8D3CB) and Urbane (#D9D1CF).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(219, 208, 203)), which gives #DBD0CB its character. On this background, black text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. The name "Quarter Milestone" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Quarter Milestone color variations

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

Quarter Milestone color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Quarter Milestone color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Quarter Milestone 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 Quarter Milestone

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DBD0CB
  • RGB219, 208, 203
  • CMYK0, 4, 6, 14
  • CSSrgb(219, 208, 203)
  • HSL19°, 18%, 83%
  • HSL Precise18.75°, 18.182%, 82.745%
  • HSV19°, 7%, 86%
  • HSB19°, 7%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • GLSLvec3(0.859, 0.816, 0.796)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.859, 0.816, 0.796, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.859, 0.816, 0.796)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDBD0CB
  • DECIMAL ID14405835
  • Name Length17
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