HEX Color #DBE2A0 (Palegoldenrod)

About #DBE2A0

The precise color #DBE2A0 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Palegoldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 219 parts red, 226 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 29% Yellow, and 11% Black. The HSL representation is 66.4° hue, 53.2% saturation, and 75.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DBE2A0

RGB219, 226, 160

HSL66.4°, 53.2%, 75.7%

CMYK3%, 0%, 29%, 11%

HSV66.4°, 29.2%, 88.6%

LAB88.0, -12.7, 31.6

XYZ62.8, 72.0, 43.8

Decimal14410400

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#DBE2A0 #A79FE2

Analogous

#E2C89F #B9E29F

Triadic

#9FDAE2 #E29FDA

Tetradic

#9FE2C8 #A79FE2 #E29FB9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#DBE2A0

#DFE5AA

#E3E8B5

#E7EBBF

#EBEECA

#EFF2D4

#F3F5DF

#F7F8E9

#FBFBF4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#DBE2A0

#C2C88E

#AAAF7C

#92966A

#797D58

#616447

#494B35

#303223

#181911

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.36:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.40:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.30:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.09:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DBE2A0; }

.text-color { color: #DBE2A0; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #DBE2A0; }

Similar Colors

Palegoldenrod

#EEE8AA