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#DBCE99

#dbce99 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbce99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 30.14% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.18°, with 47.83% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.615

Complementary

  1. #dbce99
  2. #99a6db

Split complementary

  1. #dbce99
  2. #99c7db
  3. #ad99db

Analogous

  1. #dbad99
  2. #dbce99
  3. #c7db99

Triadic

  1. #dbce99
  2. #99dbce
  3. #ce99db

Tetradic

  1. #dbce99
  2. #a6db99
  3. #99a6db
  4. #ce99db

Square

  1. #dbce99
  2. #99dbad
  3. #99a6db
  4. #db99c7

Monochromatic

  1. #a28d39
  2. #c7b360
  3. #dbce99
  4. #efe9d2
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dbce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce99
  2. #c5b98a
  3. #afa57a
  4. #99906b
  5. #837c5c
  6. #6e674d
  7. #58523d
  8. #423e2e
  9. #2c291f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce99
  2. #dfd3a3
  3. #e2d8ad
  4. #e6ddb8
  5. #e9e2c2
  6. #ede7cc
  7. #f1ebd6
  8. #f4f0e0
  9. #f8f5eb
  10. #fbfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce99
  2. #d2c697
  3. #c9be94
  4. #c0b792
  5. #b7af8f
  6. #aea78d
  7. #a49f8a
  8. #9b9788
  9. #929085
  10. #898883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cb95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcd09b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c6c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dacc97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccf9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c9b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce99 {
  color: #dbce99;
}
Background
.bg-dbce99 {
  background-color: #dbce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce99 {
  border: 2px solid #dbce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 48% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce99, #c7db99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.34 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.26 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.46 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.82 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.13 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.52 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.54 #243166 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dbce99  rgb(219, 206, 153)  hsl(48, 48%, 73%)  Vanilla
#99a6db  rgb(153, 166, 219)  hsl(228, 48%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dbce  rgb(153, 219, 206)  hsl(168, 48%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#ce99db  rgb(206, 153, 219)  hsl(288, 48%, 73%)  Wisteria