What color is #DCDBBF?

#DCDBBF 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 #DCDBBF?

The RGB value is 220, 219, 191: 220 red, 219 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDBBF?

The complementary color is #BFC0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDBBF?

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.

#DCDBBF color

#DCDBBF rgb(220, 219, 191)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.9% green and 74.9% blue (220, 219, 191).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DCDBBF color codes

HEX	`#DCDBBF`
RGB	`rgb(220, 219, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 85.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.82, -4.38, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.82, 14.59, 107.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.25, 69.641, 59.337)`
Decimal	`14474175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#DCDBBF 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 #DCDBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdbbf; }
.text { color: #dcdbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 219 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdbbf, #cfdcbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCDBBF?: #DCDBBF 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 #DCDBBF?: The RGB value is 220, 219, 191: 220 red, 219 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDBBF?: The complementary color is #BFC0DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDBBF?: 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.