What color is #DCDECB?

#DCDECB is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DCDECB?

The RGB value is 220, 222, 203: 220 red, 222 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DCDECB?

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

Is black or white text better on #DCDECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DCDECB color

#DCDECB rgb(220, 222, 203)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 79.6% blue (220, 222, 203).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#DCDECB color codes

HEX	`#DCDECB`
RGB	`rgb(220, 222, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.3%, 87.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.86, -3.97, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.86, 9.92, 113.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.415, 71.77, 66.843)`
Decimal	`14474955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DCDECB, 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 #DCDECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DCDECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #DCDECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dcdecb; }
.text { color: #dcdecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcdecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(220 222 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dcdecb, #d3decb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DCDECB?: #DCDECB is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DCDECB?: The RGB value is 220, 222, 203: 220 red, 222 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DCDECB?: The complementary color is #CDCBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DCDECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.