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#DCD0BE Malt

#DCD0BE is a very light gray named Malt. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 81.6% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(220, 208, 190)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 30% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. #DCD0BE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.81:1.

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Variations of #DCD0BE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCD0BE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCD0BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD0BE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D8D3BE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D0BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D0BD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8D3BE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9D2BE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2CCCB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DECFC4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4D1CD

#DCD0BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#DCD0BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.81:1 Super#DCD0BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD0BE in CSS

/* Malt */
.color { color: #DCD0BE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD0BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD0BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 208 190);
color: hsl(36 30% 80%);
color: oklch(0.862 0.028 78.2);

#DCD0BE FAQ

What color is #DCD0BE?

#DCD0BE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Malt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD0BE?

#DCD0BE is rgb(220, 208, 190) in RGB, hsl(36, 30%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD0BE?

The complementary color of #DCD0BE is #BECADC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD0BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD0BE: 13.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD0BE a warm or cool color?

#DCD0BE is a neutral color.