What color is #DCD9BA?

#DCD9BA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCD9BA?

The RGB value is 220, 217, 186: 220 red, 217 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD9BA?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCD9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD9BA color

#DCD9BA rgb(220, 217, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD9BA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.1% green and 72.9% blue (220, 217, 186).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#DCD9BA color codes

HEX	`#DCD9BA`
RGB	`rgb(220, 217, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.2, -4.13, 15.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.2, 16.2, 104.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.19, 68.387, 56.316)`
Decimal	`14473658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD9BA, 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 #DCD9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #DCD9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd9ba; }
.text { color: #dcd9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 217 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd9ba, #cedcba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCD9BA?: #DCD9BA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCD9BA?: The RGB value is 220, 217, 186: 220 red, 217 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD9BA?: The complementary color is #BABDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.