What color is #DCD6C1?

#DCD6C1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD6C1?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 193: 220 red, 214 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6C1?

The complementary color is #C1C7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD6C1 color

#DCD6C1 rgb(220, 214, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD6C1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 75.7% blue (220, 214, 193).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Peace & Quiet (#E0DAC8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#DCD6C1 color codes

HEX	`#DCD6C1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, -1.48, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 11.21, 97.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.187, 67.16, 60.076)`
Decimal	`14472897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6C1, 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 #DCD6C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #DCD6C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6c1; }
.text { color: #dcd6c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6c1, #d5dcc1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DCD6C1?: #DCD6C1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD6C1?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 193: 220 red, 214 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6C1?: The complementary color is #C1C7DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.