What color is #DCD7BF?

#DCD7BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD7BF?

The RGB value is 220, 215, 191: 220 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD7BF?

The complementary color is #BFC4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD7BF?

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.

#DCD7BF color

#DCD7BF rgb(220, 215, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD7BF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.3% green and 74.9% blue (220, 215, 191).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DCD7BF color codes

HEX	`#DCD7BF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 215, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.8, -2.32, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.8, 12.68, 100.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.219, 67.579, 58.994)`
Decimal	`14473151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD7BF, 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 #DCD7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD7BF 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 #DCD7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd7bf; }
.text { color: #dcd7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 215 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd7bf, #d3dcbf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DCD7BF?: #DCD7BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD7BF?: The RGB value is 220, 215, 191: 220 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD7BF?: The complementary color is #BFC4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD7BF?: 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.