What color is #DCD9C1?

#DCD9C1 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 #DCD9C1?

The RGB value is 220, 217, 193: 220 red, 217 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCD9C1?

The complementary color is #C1C4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCD9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCD9C1 color

#DCD9C1 rgb(220, 217, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCD9C1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.1% green and 75.7% blue (220, 217, 193).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 28% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% 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 14.74:1).

#DCD9C1 color codes

HEX	`#DCD9C1`
RGB	`rgb(220, 217, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 28%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, -3.03, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 12.57, 103.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.953, 68.692, 60.332)`
Decimal	`14473665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCD9C1, 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 #DCD9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCD9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #DCD9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcd9c1; }
.text { color: #dcd9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 217 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcd9c1, #d2dcc1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DCD9C1?: #DCD9C1 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 #DCD9C1?: The RGB value is 220, 217, 193: 220 red, 217 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCD9C1?: The complementary color is #C1C4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCD9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.