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#DBC8BC Tapioca

#DBC8BC is a light gray named Tapioca. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 78.4% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(219, 200, 188)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 30% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. #DBC8BC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.00:1.

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Variations of #DBC8BC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DBC8BC 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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#DBC8BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBC8BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2CDBC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC9BB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C9BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2CDBC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4CBBC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1C5C5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDC7C0
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFCBC8

#DBC8BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.62:1 Very poor#DBC8BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.00:1 Super#DBC8BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBC8BC in CSS

/* Tapioca */
.color { color: #DBC8BC; }
.background { background-color: #DBC8BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBC8BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 200 188);
color: hsl(23 30% 80%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.027 54.5);

#DBC8BC FAQ

What color is #DBC8BC?

#DBC8BC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Tapioca. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DBC8BC?

#DBC8BC is rgb(219, 200, 188) in RGB, hsl(23, 30%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBC8BC?

The complementary color of #DBC8BC is #BCCFDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBC8BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBC8BC: 13.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBC8BC a warm or cool color?

#DBC8BC is a neutral color.