What color is #DCD3A0?

#DCD3A0 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 #DCD3A0?

The RGB value is 220, 211, 160: 220 red, 211 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD3A0?

The complementary color is #A0A9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD3A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD3A0 color

#DCD3A0 rgb(220, 211, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD3A0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.7% green and 62.7% blue (220, 211, 160).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 46% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 27% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.87:1).

#DCD3A0 color codes

HEX	`#DCD3A0`
RGB	`rgb(220, 211, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 46%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 27%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 27%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.14, -4.76, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.14, 26.86, 100.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.155, 64.343, 42.554)`
Decimal	`14472096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD3A0, 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 #DCD3A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD3A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.87:1	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 #DCD3A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd3a0; }
.text { color: #dcd3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd3a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 211 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd3a0, #c7dca0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DCD3A0?: #DCD3A0 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 #DCD3A0?: The RGB value is 220, 211, 160: 220 red, 211 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD3A0?: The complementary color is #A0A9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD3A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.