What color is #DCDACB?

#DCDACB is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDACB?

The RGB value is 220, 218, 203: 220 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDACB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCDACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDACB color

#DCDACB rgb(220, 218, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCDACB is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.5% green and 79.6% blue (220, 218, 203).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cocoon (#DEDBCC), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#DCDACB color codes

HEX	`#DCDACB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 218, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.84, -1.92, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.84, 7.86, 104.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.365, 69.671, 66.493)`
Decimal	`14473931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDACB, 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 #DCDACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #DCDACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdacb; }
.text { color: #dcdacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 218 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdacb, #d5dccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DCDACB?: #DCDACB is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDACB?: The RGB value is 220, 218, 203: 220 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDACB?: The complementary color is #CBCDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.