What color is #DCD894?

#DCD894 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD894?

The RGB value is 220, 216, 148: 220 red, 216 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD894?

The complementary color is #9498DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD894 color

#DCD894 rgb(220, 216, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCD894 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.7% green and 58% blue (220, 216, 148).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 51% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 33% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Celery Sceptre (#E1DF9A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#DCD894 color codes

HEX	`#DCD894`
RGB	`rgb(220, 216, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.7%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 51%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 33%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 33%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, -8.83, 34.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 35.21, 104.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.417, 66.467, 37.711)`
Decimal	`14473364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD894, 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 #DCD894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #DCD894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd894; }
.text { color: #dcd894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 216 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd894, #bcdc94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DCD894?: #DCD894 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD894?: The RGB value is 220, 216, 148: 220 red, 216 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD894?: The complementary color is #9498DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.