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#DBCE8A Master Key

#DBCE8A is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Master Key. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 80.8% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(219, 206, 138)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 53% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 37% yellow and 14% black. #DBCE8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.21:1.

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Variations of #DBCE8A

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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#DBCE8A 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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#DBCE8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DBCE8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DECF8D
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBCA85
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBCC87
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DECF8D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDCE8B
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7C5BD
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFCAA4
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CDBF

#DBCE8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#DBCE8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.21:1 Super#DBCE8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBCE8A in CSS

/* Master Key */
.color { color: #DBCE8A; }
.background { background-color: #DBCE8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBCE8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 206 138);
color: hsl(50 53% 70%);
color: oklch(0.846 0.088 98.7);

#DBCE8A FAQ

What color is #DBCE8A?

#DBCE8A is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Master Key. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DBCE8A?

#DBCE8A is rgb(219, 206, 138) in RGB, hsl(50, 53%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBCE8A?

The complementary color of #DBCE8A is #8A97DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBCE8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBCE8A: 13.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBCE8A a warm or cool color?

#DBCE8A is a warm color.