Beige

#dbdec2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Beige falls in the yellow band, light and soft. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #dbdec2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dbdec2

RGB219, 222, 194

HSL66, 30%, 82%

HSV66, 13%, 87%

CMYK1%, 0%, 13%, 13%

Lab87.58, -5.79, 13.4

XYZ65.07, 71.2, 61.35

Decimal14409410

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5803 C

Shades of beige

#ccd0a9 #bdc390 #afb577 #a0a85e #8a914e #727841 #5a5f33 #424626 #2b2d18 #13140b

Tints of beige

#dee1c7 #e1e3cc #e4e6d1 #e7e9d6 #eaebdb #eceee0 #eff1e5 #f2f3ea #f5f6ee #f8f9f3

Colors that go with beige

Complementary#c5c2de Analogous#ded3c2 Analogous#cddec2 Triadic#c2dbde Triadic#dec2db Split complementary#c2cdde Split complementary#d3c2de

Beige in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 1, 0, 13, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dbdec2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

1 0 13 13

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

5 4 16 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #dbdec2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dbdec2; }
.text { color: #dbdec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dbdec2; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dbdec2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dbdec2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dbdec2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dbdec2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #dbdec2 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.