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#DBDBBB closest to Sesame Seed

#DBDBBB is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 85.9% red, 85.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(219, 219, 187)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. #DBDBBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.86:1.

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#DBDBBB color conversion

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Variations of #DBDBBB

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

How #DBDBBB 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 #E1DABC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D8B9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD9BA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1DABC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFDABC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E0D7D2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDD9C6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D9D2

#DBDBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DBDBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.86:1 Super#DBDBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DBDBBB in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DBDBBB; }
.background { background-color: #DBDBBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DBDBBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(219 219 187);
color: hsl(60 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.883 0.043 107.2);

#DBDBBB FAQ

What color is #DBDBBB?

#DBDBBB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sesame Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DBDBBB?

#DBDBBB is rgb(219, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(60, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DBDBBB?

The complementary color of #DBDBBB is #BBBBDB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DBDBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DBDBBB: 14.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DBDBBB a warm or cool color?

#DBDBBB is a warm color.