What color is #DCD6C9?

#DCD6C9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD6C9?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 201: 220 red, 214 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6C9?

The complementary color is #C9CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD6C9 color

#DCD6C9 rgb(220, 214, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD6C9 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 78.8% blue (220, 214, 201).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Polished Limestone (#DCD5C8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#DCD6C9 color codes

HEX	`#DCD6C9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.77, -0.18, 7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.77, 7.15, 91.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.103, 67.526, 64.904)`
Decimal	`14472905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6C9, 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 #DCD6C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #DCD6C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6c9; }
.text { color: #dcd6c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6c9, #d8dcc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCD6C9?: #DCD6C9 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD6C9?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 201: 220 red, 214 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6C9?: The complementary color is #C9CFDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.