What color is #DCD7BB?

#DCD7BB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD7BB?

The RGB value is 220, 215, 187: 220 red, 215 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD7BB?

The complementary color is #BBC0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD7BB color

#DCD7BB rgb(220, 215, 187)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD7BB is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.3% green and 73.3% blue (220, 215, 187).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#DCD7BB color codes

HEX	`#DCD7BB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 215, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.71, -2.94, 14.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.71, 14.74, 101.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.785, 67.405, 56.707)`
Decimal	`14473147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD7BB, 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 #DCD7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #DCD7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd7bb; }
.text { color: #dcd7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 215 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd7bb, #d1dcbb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DCD7BB?: #DCD7BB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD7BB?: The RGB value is 220, 215, 187: 220 red, 215 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD7BB?: The complementary color is #BBC0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.