What color is #DCD7CC?

#DCD7CC is a very light, grayish orange known as Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Athena?

The RGB value is 220, 215, 204: 220 red, 215 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Athena?

The complementary color is #CCD1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Athena color: hex code #DCD7CC

#DCD7CC rgb(220, 215, 204)

Shades of beige

Athena has the hex code #DCD7CC. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.3% green and 80% blue (220, 215, 204).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

Athena (#DCD7CC) color codes

HEX	`#DCD7CC`
RGB	`rgb(220, 215, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.09, -0.2, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.09, 6.03, 91.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.713, 68.177, 66.865)`
Decimal	`14473164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Athena, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DCD7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DCD7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd7cc; }
.text { color: #dcd7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 215 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd7cc, #d9dccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #DCD7CC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DCD7CC?: #DCD7CC is a very light, grayish orange known as Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Athena?: The RGB value is 220, 215, 204: 220 red, 215 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Athena?: The complementary color is #CCD1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.