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Recognised as Colour

#DCDBD1

  • #DCDBD1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DCDBD1 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 219, 209 and HSL 55°, 14%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DCDBD1#DCDBD1
HEX#DCDBD1
RGBrgb(220, 219, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8588, 0.8196
RGB percentages86.3%, 85.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(54.5, 13.6%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.5, 5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,193
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDBD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#23242E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDDAD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDBD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DED9D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.3Light grey · ΔE 5.9Linen · ΔE 8.7Antique white · ΔE 9.7Old lace · ΔE 10.2Sea shell · ΔE 10.5
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1D2DC
Analogous#DCD6D1, #D8DCD1
Triadic#D1DCDB, #DBD1DC
Split complementary#D1D8DC, #D6D1DC
Tetradic#D1DCD6, #D1D2DC, #DCD1D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F2EE
Darker −10%#C6C4B4
Darker −20%#B0AE97
Darker −30%#9A977A
Darker −40%#807D61
More saturated +25%#E6E3C7
Less saturated −25%#D7D7D7

Channel breakdown

R220
G219
B209
Red220 (86.3%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue54.55°
Saturation (HSL)13.58%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G DB · B D1

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