What color is #DCD195?

#DCD195 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD195?

The RGB value is 220, 209, 149: 220 red, 209 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD195?

The complementary color is #95A0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD195 color

#DCD195 rgb(220, 209, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD195 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82% green and 58.4% blue (220, 209, 149).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 50% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Royal Goblet (#D4CA8E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#DCD195 color codes

HEX	`#DCD195`
RGB	`rgb(220, 209, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 50%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 32%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.44, -5.14, 31.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.44, 31.62, 99.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.741, 62.988, 37.544)`
Decimal	`14471573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD195, 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 #DCD195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #DCD195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd195; }
.text { color: #dcd195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 209 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd195, #c4dc95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DCD195?: #DCD195 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD195?: The RGB value is 220, 209, 149: 220 red, 209 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD195?: The complementary color is #95A0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.