What color is #DCD5AA?

#DCD5AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5AA?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 170: 220 red, 213 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5AA?

The complementary color is #AAB1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD5AA color

#DCD5AA rgb(220, 213, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD5AA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 66.7% blue (220, 213, 170).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Virgin Olive Oil (#E2DCAB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#DCD5AA color codes

HEX	`#DCD5AA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.85, -4.42, 22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.85, 22.61, 101.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.565, 65.707, 47.515)`
Decimal	`14472618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD5AA, 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 #DCD5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	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 #DCD5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5aa; }
.text { color: #dcd5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5aa, #cadcaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DCD5AA?: #DCD5AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD5AA?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 170: 220 red, 213 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD5AA?: The complementary color is #AAB1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.