What color is #DCD3CE?

#DCD3CE 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 #DCD3CE?

The RGB value is 220, 211, 206: 220 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD3CE?

The complementary color is #CED7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD3CE color

#DCD3CE rgb(220, 211, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD3CE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (220, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 17% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#DCD3CE color codes

HEX	`#DCD3CE`
RGB	`rgb(220, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 17%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 6%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.13, 2.23, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.13, 4.21, 58.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.949, 66.261, 67.801)`
Decimal	`14472142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD3CE, 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 #DCD3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #DCD3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd3ce; }
.text { color: #dcd3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd3ce, #dcdace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCD3CE?: #DCD3CE 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 #DCD3CE?: The RGB value is 220, 211, 206: 220 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD3CE?: The complementary color is #CED7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.