What color is #DCCDAF?

#DCCDAF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCCDAF?

The RGB value is 220, 205, 175: 220 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCCDAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCCDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCCDAF color

#DCCDAF rgb(220, 205, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCCDAF is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 80.4% green and 68.6% blue (220, 205, 175).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fiji Sands (#D8CAA9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#DCCDAF color codes

HEX	`#DCCDAF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 205, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 80.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.9, 0.43, 16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.9, 16.84, 88.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.084, 61.975, 49.399)`
Decimal	`14470575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCCDAF, 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 #DCCDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCCDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #DCCDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dccdaf; }
.text { color: #dccdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dccdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 205 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dccdaf, #d5dcaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DCCDAF?: #DCCDAF is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fiji Sands. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCCDAF?: The RGB value is 220, 205, 175: 220 red, 205 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCCDAF?: The complementary color is #AFBEDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCCDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.