Close to Burlywood
#DBB980
#DBB980 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Burlywood. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 72.5% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 56% saturation and 68% 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 #DBB980.
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
1.86:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.86:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBB980 as they’d see it.
#DBB980 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 #DBB980
What color is #DBB980?
#DBB980 is a light, rich orange, close to the color Burlywood. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 72.5% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 38°, with 56% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBB980 in RGB?
#DBB980 is rgb(219, 185, 128): 219 red, 185 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBB980 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 16, 42, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBB980?
PANTONE 7508 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBB980?
Its complement #9CBFFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.