Close to Sandstone
#DBAB87
#DBAB87 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Sandstone. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 67.1% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 54% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DBAB87.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.06:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.19:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.06:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.19:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBAB87 as they’d see it.
#DBAB87 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DBAB87
What color is #DBAB87?
#DBAB87 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Sandstone. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 67.1% green, and 52.9% blue. Its hue is 26°, with 54% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBAB87 in RGB?
#DBAB87 is rgb(219, 171, 135): 219 red, 171 green, and 135 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBAB87 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 22, 38, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBAB87?
PANTONE 7506 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBAB87?
Its complement #80BBE6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.