DBC19A

#DBC19A closest to Tostada

#DBC19A is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Tostada. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 75.7% green and 60.4% blue (rgb(219, 193, 154)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 47% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 30% yellow and 14% black. #DBC19A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.11:1.

#DBC19A color conversion

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Variations of #DBC19A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DBC19A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DBC19A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBC19A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2C79B
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC197
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0C198
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2C79B
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4C59A
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6BAB6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFBEA8
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CAC4BB

#DBC19A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#DBC19A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.11:1 Super#DBC19A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBC19A in CSS

/* Tostada */
.color { color: #DBC19A; }
.background { background-color: #DBC19A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBC19A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 193 154);
color: hsl(36 47% 73%);
color: oklch(0.823 0.060 77.8);

#DBC19A FAQ

What color is #DBC19A?

#DBC19A is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Tostada. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DBC19A?

#DBC19A is rgb(219, 193, 154) in RGB, hsl(36, 47%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 30%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBC19A?

The complementary color of #DBC19A is #9AB4DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBC19A?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBC19A: 12.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBC19A a warm or cool color?

#DBC19A is a warm color.