What color is #DCDEB9?

#DCDEB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDEB9?

The RGB value is 220, 222, 185: 220 red, 222 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDEB9?

The complementary color is #BBB9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DCDEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDEB9 color

#DCDEB9 rgb(220, 222, 185)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DCDEB9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 72.5% blue (220, 222, 185).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#DCDEB9 color codes

HEX	`#DCDEB9`
RGB	`rgb(220, 222, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.47, -6.84, 17.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.47, 19.22, 110.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.393, 70.961, 56.194)`
Decimal	`14474937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDEB9, 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 #DCDEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #DCDEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdeb9; }
.text { color: #dcdeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 222 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdeb9, #cadeb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DCDEB9?: #DCDEB9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDEB9?: The RGB value is 220, 222, 185: 220 red, 222 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDEB9?: The complementary color is #BBB9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.