Recognised as Colour
#DCD4AB
- #DCD4AB
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DCD4AB is a yellow with RGB values 220, 212, 171 and HSL 50°, 41%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DCD4AB#DCD4AB
HEX#DCD4AB
RGBrgb(220, 212, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8314, 0.6706
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(50.2, 41.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 22.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 22.3%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,363
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD4AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#232B54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABB3DC
Analogous#DCBBAB, #CBDCAB
Triadic#ABDCD4, #D4ABDC
Split complementary#ABCCDC, #BBABDC
Tetradic#ABDCBB, #ABB3DC, #DCABCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G212
B171
Red220 (86.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue50.2°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G D4 · B AB
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