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Recognised as Colour

#DCDCC6

  • #DCDCC6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#DCDCC6 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 220, 198 and HSL 60°, 24%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#DCDCC6#DCDCC6
HEX#DCDCC6
RGBrgb(220, 220, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8627, 0.7765
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(60, 23.9%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 10%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 10%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,438
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDCC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 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#232339

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DAC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1DBC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 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

Antique white · ΔE 8.6Beige · ΔE 8.8Papaya whip · ΔE 10Old lace · ΔE 10.7Linen · ΔE 10.9Blanched almond · ΔE 10.9
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 8.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6C6DC
Analogous#DCD1C6, #D1DCC6
Triadic#C6DCDC, #DCC6DC
Split complementary#C6D1DC, #D1C6DC
Tetradic#C6DCD1, #C6C6DC, #DCC6D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEFE6
Darker −10%#C9C9A6
Darker −20%#B5B587
Darker −30%#A2A267
Darker −40%#858551
More saturated +25%#E8E8BB
Less saturated −25%#D1D1D1

Channel breakdown

R220
G220
B198
Red220 (86.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)23.91%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DC · G DC · B C6

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