DCD397

#DCD397 closest to Woven

#DCD397 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Woven. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 82.7% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(220, 211, 151)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 50% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 14% black. #DCD397 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.81:1.

#DCD397 color conversion

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Variations of #DCD397

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DCD397 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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#DCD397 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD397 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 #E1D399
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DECF93
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED095
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1D399
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFD398
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E6CBC3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0D0AD
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4D2C5

#DCD397 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#DCD397 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.81:1 Super#DCD397 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #DCD397

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#DCD397 in CSS

/* Woven */
.color { color: #DCD397; }
.background { background-color: #DCD397; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD397; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 211 151);
color: hsl(52 50% 73%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.078 100.6);

#DCD397 FAQ

What color is #DCD397?

#DCD397 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Woven. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD397?

#DCD397 is rgb(220, 211, 151) in RGB, hsl(52, 50%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD397?

The complementary color of #DCD397 is #97A0DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD397?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD397: 13.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD397 a warm or cool color?

#DCD397 is a warm color.