What color is #DCD2AF?

#DCD2AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD2AF?

The RGB value is 220, 210, 175: 220 red, 210 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD2AF?

The complementary color is #AFB9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD2AF color

#DCD2AF rgb(220, 210, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD2AF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.4% green and 68.6% blue (220, 210, 175).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#DCD2AF color codes

HEX	`#DCD2AF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 210, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.18, -2.16, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.18, 18.74, 96.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.299, 64.405, 49.804)`
Decimal	`14471855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD2AF, 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 #DCD2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #DCD2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd2af; }
.text { color: #dcd2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 210 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd2af, #d0dcaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DCD2AF?: #DCD2AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD2AF?: The RGB value is 220, 210, 175: 220 red, 210 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD2AF?: The complementary color is #AFB9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.