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#DCD5A8 Color

#DCD5A8 is rgb(220, 213, 168) in RGB, hsl(52, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DCD5A8
HEX#DCD5A8
RGBrgb(220, 213, 168)
HSLhsl(52, 43%, 76%)
HSVhsv(52, 24%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.06 100.2)
LABlab(85.00% -2.76 23.26)
LCHlch(85.00% 23.42 96.77)

What #DCD5A8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DCD5A8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dutch White#EFDFBBΔE 7.08Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 7.67Wheat#F5DEB3ΔE 7.8Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 8.09Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 9.08Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 9.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DCD5A8 Channel Values

How #DCD5A8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 220 · G 213 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 43% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 24% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 24% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DCD5A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DCD5A8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DCD5A8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DCD5A8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DCD5A8
Complementary
#A7AFDC
Analogous
#DCBBA7
Analogous
#C9DCA7
Triadic
#A7DCD5
Triadic
#D5A7DC
Split comp.
#A7C9DC
Split comp.
#BBA7DC

Tints & Shades of #DCD5A8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E0DAB2
#E5E0BD
#E9E5C8
#EFECD7
#F3F1E2
#F8F6ED

Shades

#CEC483
#BEB05B
#A49741
#807533
#5B5424
#332F14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DCD5A8.

How #DCD5A8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DCD5A8
Protanopia#D6D6A8
Protanomaly#D9D6A8
Deuteranopia#D7D7A8
Deuteranomaly#D9D6A8
Tritanopia#E1D0D0
Tritanomaly#DFD2C1
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DCD5A8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dcd5a8: #DCD5A8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DCD5A8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dcd5a8': '#DCD5A8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.863, green: 0.835, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_dcd5a8">#DCD5A8</color>
SVG fillfill="#DCD5A8"

More Yellow Colors

#DCD5A8 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#DCD5A8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DCD5A8?

#DCD5A8 is a light yellow — rgb(220, 213, 168) in RGB and hsl(52, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #DCD5A8?

#DCD5A8 is rgb(220, 213, 168) — red 220, green 213, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DCD5A8?

#DCD5A8 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DCD5A8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DCD5A8 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DCD5A8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DCD5A8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 7.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.