DBC8A8

#DBC8A8 closest to Fiji Sands

#DBC8A8 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Fiji Sands. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 78.4% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(219, 200, 168)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 41% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 14% black. #DBC8A8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.84:1.

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Variations of #DBC8A8

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.

#DBC8A8 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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#DBC8A8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBC8A8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5CCA9
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C7A6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C8A7
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5CCA9
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7CBA8
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4C2BF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEC6B3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFCAC2

#DBC8A8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#DBC8A8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.84:1 Super#DBC8A8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBC8A8 in CSS

/* Fiji Sands */
.color { color: #DBC8A8; }
.background { background-color: #DBC8A8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBC8A8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 200 168);
color: hsl(38 41% 76%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.048 80.8);

#DBC8A8 FAQ

What color is #DBC8A8?

#DBC8A8 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Fiji Sands. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DBC8A8?

#DBC8A8 is rgb(219, 200, 168) in RGB, hsl(38, 41%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBC8A8?

The complementary color of #DBC8A8 is #A8BBDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBC8A8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBC8A8: 12.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBC8A8 a warm or cool color?

#DBC8A8 is a warm color.