What color is #DCD6CB?

#DCD6CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD6CB?

The RGB value is 220, 214, 203: 220 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD6CB?

The complementary color is #CBD1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD6CB color

#DCD6CB rgb(220, 214, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD6CB is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.9% green and 79.6% blue (220, 214, 203).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Athena (#DCD7CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#DCD6CB color codes

HEX	`#DCD6CB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 214, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 83.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.82, 0.16, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.82, 6.16, 88.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.34, 67.621, 66.151)`
Decimal	`14472907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD6CB, 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 #DCD6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #DCD6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd6cb; }
.text { color: #dcd6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 214 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd6cb, #d9dccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCD6CB?: #DCD6CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD6CB?: The RGB value is 220, 214, 203: 220 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD6CB?: The complementary color is #CBD1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.