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#DCD2AE Stardust

#DCD2AE is a very light, muted yellow named Stardust. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(220, 210, 174)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 40% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black. #DCD2AE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.87:1.

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Variations of #DCD2AE

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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#DCD2AE 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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#DCD2AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD2AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDD3AF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAD0AC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD1AD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDD3AF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD3AF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4CCC8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFD0BB
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4D2CA

#DCD2AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#DCD2AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.87:1 Super#DCD2AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD2AE in CSS

/* Stardust */
.color { color: #DCD2AE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD2AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD2AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 210 174);
color: hsl(47 40% 77%);
color: oklch(0.863 0.049 94.3);

#DCD2AE FAQ

What color is #DCD2AE?

#DCD2AE is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Stardust. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD2AE?

#DCD2AE is rgb(220, 210, 174) in RGB, hsl(47, 40%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD2AE?

The complementary color of #DCD2AE is #AEB8DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD2AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD2AE: 13.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD2AE a warm or cool color?

#DCD2AE is a warm color.