What color is #DCD5CD?

#DCD5CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5CD?

The RGB value is 220, 213, 205: 220 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD5CD?

The complementary color is #CDD4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD5CD color

#DCD5CD rgb(220, 213, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DCD5CD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.5% green and 80.4% blue (220, 213, 205).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catacomb Walls (#DBD7D0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#DCD5CD color codes

HEX	`#DCD5CD`
RGB	`rgb(220, 213, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.61, 1.01, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.61, 4.91, 78.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.328, 67.212, 67.33)`
Decimal	`14472653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD5CD, 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 #DCD5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #DCD5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd5cd; }
.text { color: #dcd5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 213 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd5cd, #dcdccd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DCD5CD?: #DCD5CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Catacomb Walls. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD5CD?: The RGB value is 220, 213, 205: 220 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD5CD?: The complementary color is #CDD4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.