#DCD1AE#DCD1AE
#DCD1AE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.639; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.048 H 92.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 209, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 40%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 21%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 20.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.90, -1.79, 18.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.90, 18.85, 95.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.06% -0.0022 0.0481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.06% 0.048 92.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9555, 63.8737, 49.2067) |
| Luminance | 0.6387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.74
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.62
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 6.72
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 7.07
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 7.13
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD1AE #AEB9DC
analogous
#DCBAAE #DCD1AE #D0DCAE
triadic
#DCD1AE #AEDCD1 #D1AEDC
tetradic
#DCD1AE #AEDCBA #AEB9DC #DCAED0
square
#DCD1AE #AEDCBA #AEB9DC #DCAED0
split-complementary
#DCD1AE #AED0DC #BAAEDC
monochromatic
#B7A059 #CAB983 #DCD1AE #EEE9D9 #F6F3EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#DCD1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.77
#DCD1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD1AE
13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD1AE | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.77 | 13.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9CFAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCD3AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 209, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.048 92.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7dfc6',
500: '#dcd1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd1ae; $custom-light: #e7dfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 209,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.652,
"s": 39.655,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86061,
"c": 0.04816,
"h": 92.6
},
"luminance": 0.63873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD1AE
secondary
#7A88B4
accent
#51B333
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161513
muted
#848482