What color is #DCD79C?

#DCD79C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD79C?

The RGB value is 220, 215, 156: 220 red, 215 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD79C?

The complementary color is #9CA1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD79C color

#DCD79C rgb(220, 215, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD79C is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.3% green and 61.2% blue (220, 215, 156).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Celery Sceptre (#E1DF9A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#DCD79C color codes

HEX	`#DCD79C`
RGB	`rgb(220, 215, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 48%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 29%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.11, -7.33, 29.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.11, 30.7, 103.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.817, 66.218, 41.076)`
Decimal	`14473116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD79C, 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 #DCD79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #DCD79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd79c; }
.text { color: #dcd79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 215 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd79c, #c1dc9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DCD79C?: #DCD79C is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD79C?: The RGB value is 220, 215, 156: 220 red, 215 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD79C?: The complementary color is #9CA1DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.