What color is #DCD5C8?

#DCD5C8 is a very light, grayish orange known as Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Polished Limestone?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 200: 220 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Polished Limestone?

The complementary color is #C8CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Polished Limestone color: hex code #DCD5C8

#DCD5C8 rgb(220, 213, 200)

Shades of beige

Polished Limestone has the hex code #DCD5C8. It is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 78.4% blue (220, 213, 200).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

Polished Limestone (#DCD5C8) color codes

HEX	`#DCD5C8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.49, 0.17, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.49, 7.28, 88.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.734, 66.975, 64.202)`
Decimal	`14472648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Polished Limestone, 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 #DCD5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #DCD5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5c8; }
.text { color: #dcd5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5c8, #d9dcc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #DCD5C8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DCD5C8?: #DCD5C8 is a very light, grayish orange known as Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Polished Limestone?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 200: 220 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Polished Limestone?: The complementary color is #C8CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.