What color is #DCD8C2?

#DCD8C2 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 #DCD8C2?

The RGB value is 220, 216, 194: 220 red, 216 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD8C2?

The complementary color is #C2C6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD8C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD8C2 color

#DCD8C2 rgb(220, 216, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD8C2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.7% green and 76.1% blue (220, 216, 194).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#DCD8C2 color codes

HEX	`#DCD8C2`
RGB	`rgb(220, 216, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 84.7%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.12, -2.36, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.12, 11.58, 101.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.808, 68.223, 60.835)`
Decimal	`14473410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD8C2, 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 #DCD8C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD8C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #DCD8C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd8c2; }
.text { color: #dcd8c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd8c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 216 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd8c2, #d3dcc2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DCD8C2?: #DCD8C2 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 #DCD8C2?: The RGB value is 220, 216, 194: 220 red, 216 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD8C2?: The complementary color is #C2C6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD8C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.