What color is #DCD1A6?

#DCD1A6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD1A6?

The RGB value is 220, 209, 166: 220 red, 209 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD1A6?

The complementary color is #A6B1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD1A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD1A6 color

#DCD1A6 rgb(220, 209, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD1A6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82% green and 65.1% blue (220, 209, 166).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Gratin Dauphinois (#E0D2A9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#DCD1A6 color codes

HEX	`#DCD1A6`
RGB	`rgb(220, 209, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 44%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.74, -2.92, 22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.74, 22.94, 97.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.199, 63.571, 45.221)`
Decimal	`14471590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD1A6, 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 #DCD1A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD1A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #DCD1A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd1a6; }
.text { color: #dcd1a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd1a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 209 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd1a6, #ccdca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #DCD1A6?: #DCD1A6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD1A6?: The RGB value is 220, 209, 166: 220 red, 209 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD1A6?: The complementary color is #A6B1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD1A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.71:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.