Close to Oatmeal
#DBCAB0
#DBCAB0 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 79.2% green, and 69% blue. Its hue is 36°, with 37% saturation and 77% 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 #DBCAB0.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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13.09:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DBCAB0 as they’d see it.
#DBCAB0 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DBCAB0
What color is #DBCAB0?
#DBCAB0 is a light, muted orange, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 79.2% green, and 69% blue. Its hue is 36°, with 37% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DBCAB0 in RGB?
#DBCAB0 is rgb(219, 202, 176): 219 red, 202 green, and 176 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DBCAB0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 20, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DBCAB0?
PANTONE 453 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DBCAB0?
Its complement #BCCDE8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.