What color is #DCD3CA?

#DCD3CA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD3CA?

The RGB value is 220, 211, 202: 220 red, 211 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD3CA?

The complementary color is #CAD3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD3CA color

#DCD3CA rgb(220, 211, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD3CA is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.7% green and 79.2% blue (220, 211, 202).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#DCD3CA color codes

HEX	`#DCD3CA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 211, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.03, 1.55, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.03, 5.77, 74.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.469, 66.069, 65.275)`
Decimal	`14472138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD3CA, 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 #DCD3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #DCD3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd3ca; }
.text { color: #dcd3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 211 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd3ca, #dcdcca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DCD3CA?: #DCD3CA is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD3CA?: The RGB value is 220, 211, 202: 220 red, 211 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD3CA?: The complementary color is #CAD3DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.