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#DBCDBA closest to Malt

#DBCDBA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Malt. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.4% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(219, 205, 186)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 31% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. #DBCDBA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.45:1.

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Variations of #DBCDBA

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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#DBCDBA 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.

DBCDBABADBCDCDBADB
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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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#DBCDBA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBCDBA 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 #D6D0BA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3CDB9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5CDB9
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6D0BA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7CFBA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1C9C8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDCBC0
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2CECA

#DBCDBA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.56:1 Very poor#DBCDBA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.45:1 Super#DBCDBA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBCDBA in CSS

/* Malt */
.color { color: #DBCDBA; }
.background { background-color: #DBCDBA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBCDBA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 205 186);
color: hsl(35 31% 79%);
color: oklch(0.855 0.030 75.7);

#DBCDBA FAQ

What color is #DBCDBA?

#DBCDBA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Malt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DBCDBA?

#DBCDBA is rgb(219, 205, 186) in RGB, hsl(35, 31%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBCDBA?

The complementary color of #DBCDBA is #BAC8DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBCDBA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBCDBA: 13.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBCDBA a warm or cool color?

#DBCDBA is a neutral color.