What color is #DCD29F?

#DCD29F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD29F?

The RGB value is 220, 210, 159: 220 red, 210 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD29F?

The complementary color is #9FA9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD29F color

#DCD29F rgb(220, 210, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD29F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.4% green and 62.4% blue (220, 210, 159).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 47% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#DCD29F color codes

HEX	`#DCD29F`
RGB	`rgb(220, 210, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 47%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, -4.38, 26.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 26.94, 99.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.82, 63.813, 42.013)`
Decimal	`14471839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD29F, 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 #DCD29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #DCD29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd29f; }
.text { color: #dcd29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 210 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd29f, #c8dc9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DCD29F?: #DCD29F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD29F?: The RGB value is 220, 210, 159: 220 red, 210 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD29F?: The complementary color is #9FA9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.