What color is #DCD6A9?

#DCD6A9 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 #DCD6A9?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 169: 220 red, 214 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6A9?

The complementary color is #A9AFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD6A9 color

#DCD6A9 rgb(220, 214, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD6A9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 66.3% blue (220, 214, 169).

Its hue angle is 53°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#DCD6A9 color codes

HEX	`#DCD6A9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.09, -5.08, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.09, 23.58, 102.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.723, 66.174, 47.103)`
Decimal	`14472873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6A9, 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 #DCD6A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #DCD6A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6a9; }
.text { color: #dcd6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6a9, #c8dca9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DCD6A9?: #DCD6A9 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 #DCD6A9?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 169: 220 red, 214 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6A9?: The complementary color is #A9AFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.