#DCD2AE#DCD2AE
#DCD2AE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.644; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.049 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCD2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 210, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 40%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 21%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 20.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.16, -2.31, 19.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.16, 19.26, 96.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.26% -0.0037 0.049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.26% 0.049 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.2016, 64.3659, 49.2887) |
| Luminance | 0.6437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.38
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.78
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 6.75
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 7.10
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 7.38
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCD2AE #AEB8DC
analogous
#DCBBAE #DCD2AE #CFDCAE
triadic
#DCD2AE #AEDCD2 #D2AEDC
tetradic
#DCD2AE #AEDCBB #AEB8DC #DCAECF
square
#DCD2AE #AEDCBB #AEB8DC #DCAECF
split-complementary
#DCD2AE #AECFDC #BBAEDC
monochromatic
#B7A359 #CABA83 #DCD2AE #EEEAD9 #F6F3EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#DCD2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.87
#DCD2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCD2AE
13.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCD2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCD2AE | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.87 | 13.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAD0AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDD3AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4CCC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcd2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 210, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.049 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7dfc6',
500: '#dcd2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcd2ae; $custom-light: #e7dfc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcd2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 210,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.957,
"s": 39.655,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86263,
"c": 0.04913,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.64365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCD2AE
secondary
#7A87B4
accent
#4FB333
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161513
muted
#848482