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Recognised as Colour

#DCDCC8

  • #DCDCC8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#DCDCC8 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 220, 200 and HSL 60°, 22%, 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

#DCDCC8#DCDCC8
HEX#DCDCC8
RGBrgb(220, 220, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8627, 0.7843
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(60, 22.2%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 9.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 9.1%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,440
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDCC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.11:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#232337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DAC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DBC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DFD9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 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 text15.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 8.5Beige · ΔE 9Papaya whip · ΔE 10.3Linen · ΔE 10.3Old lace · ΔE 10.3Gainsboro · ΔE 10.4
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8C8DC
Analogous#DCD2C8, #D2DCC8
Triadic#C8DCDC, #DCC8DC
Split complementary#C8D2DC, #D2C8DC
Tetradic#C8DCD2, #C8C8DC, #DCC8D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F0E7
Darker −10%#C8C8A9
Darker −20%#B4B48A
Darker −30%#A1A16A
Darker −40%#848454
More saturated +25%#E7E7BD
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R220
G220
B200
Red220 (86.3%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)22.22%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DC · G DC · B C8

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