What color is #DCD4B5?

#DCD4B5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD4B5?

The RGB value is 220, 212, 181: 220 red, 212 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4B5?

The complementary color is #B5BDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD4B5 color

#DCD4B5 rgb(220, 212, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD4B5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 71% blue (220, 212, 181).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#DCD4B5 color codes

HEX	`#DCD4B5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 212, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.81, -2.31, 16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.81, 16.51, 98.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.399, 65.64, 53.142)`
Decimal	`14472373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD4B5, 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 #DCD4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #DCD4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd4b5; }
.text { color: #dcd4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 212 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd4b5, #d1dcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DCD4B5?: #DCD4B5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD4B5?: The RGB value is 220, 212, 181: 220 red, 212 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD4B5?: The complementary color is #B5BDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.