What color is #DCD5C8?

#DCD5C8 is a very light, grayish orange known as Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5C8?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 200: 220 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5C8?

The complementary color is #C8CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD5C8 color

#DCD5C8 rgb(220, 213, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD5C8 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 78.4% blue (220, 213, 200).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 22% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

This exact color is also called Polished Limestone.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#DCD5C8 color codes

HEX	`#DCD5C8`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.49, 0.17, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.49, 7.28, 88.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.734, 66.975, 64.202)`
Decimal	`14472648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD5C8, 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 #DCD5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #DCD5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5c8; }
.text { color: #dcd5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5c8, #d9dcc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCD5C8?: #DCD5C8 is a very light, grayish orange known as Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD5C8?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 200: 220 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD5C8?: The complementary color is #C8CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.