What color is #DCD1B9?

#DCD1B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bell Tower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD1B9?

The RGB value is 220, 209, 185: 220 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD1B9?

The complementary color is #B9C4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD1B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD1B9 color

#DCD1B9 rgb(220, 209, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD1B9 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82% green and 72.5% blue (220, 209, 185).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Bell Tower (#DAD0BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#DCD1B9 color codes

HEX	`#DCD1B9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 209, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.13, -0.15, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.13, 13.28, 90.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.072, 64.32, 55.087)`
Decimal	`14471609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD1B9, 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 #DCD1B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD1B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #DCD1B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd1b9; }
.text { color: #dcd1b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd1b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 209 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd1b9, #d6dcb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DCD1B9?: #DCD1B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bell Tower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD1B9?: The RGB value is 220, 209, 185: 220 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD1B9?: The complementary color is #B9C4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD1B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.