What color is #DCD5BD?

#DCD5BD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5BD?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 189: 220 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5BD?

The complementary color is #BDC4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD5BD color

#DCD5BD rgb(220, 213, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD5BD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 74.1% blue (220, 213, 189).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#DCD5BD color codes

HEX	`#DCD5BD`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.24, -1.6, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.24, 12.83, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.494, 66.479, 57.674)`
Decimal	`14472637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD5BD, 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 #DCD5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #DCD5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5bd; }
.text { color: #dcd5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5bd, #d4dcbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCD5BD?: #DCD5BD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD5BD?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 189: 220 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD5BD?: The complementary color is #BDC4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.