What color is #DCDCC5?

#DCDCC5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCC5?

The RGB value is 220, 220, 197: 220 red, 220 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDCC5?

The complementary color is #C5C5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDCC5 color

#DCDCC5 rgb(220, 220, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DCDCC5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 77.3% blue (220, 220, 197).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 25% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#DCDCC5 color codes

HEX	`#DCDCC5`
RGB	`rgb(220, 220, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 86.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 25%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.21, -3.93, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.21, 11.98, 109.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.185, 70.434, 62.974)`
Decimal	`14474437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDCC5, 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 #DCDCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #DCDCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdcc5; }
.text { color: #dcdcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 220 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdcc5, #d1dcc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DCDCC5?: #DCDCC5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDCC5?: The RGB value is 220, 220, 197: 220 red, 220 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDCC5?: The complementary color is #C5C5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.