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DCD4BE

#DCD4BE closest to Wheat Sheaf

#DCD4BE is a very light gray; the closest named color is Wheat Sheaf. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 83.1% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(220, 212, 190)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 30% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. #DCD4BE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.20:1.

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#DCD4BE color conversion

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Variations of #DCD4BE

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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#DCD4BE 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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#DCD4BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD4BE 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 #DCD5BF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D3BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAD3BD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD5BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD5BE
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1D0CE
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DED2C5
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D4D4D4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6D4CF

#DCD4BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.48:1 Very poor#DCD4BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.20:1 Super#DCD4BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD4BE in CSS

/* Wheat Sheaf */
.color { color: #DCD4BE; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD4BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 212 190);
color: hsl(44 30% 80%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.031 90.3);

#DCD4BE FAQ

What color is #DCD4BE?

#DCD4BE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD4BE?

#DCD4BE is rgb(220, 212, 190) in RGB, hsl(44, 30%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD4BE?

The complementary color of #DCD4BE is #BEC6DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD4BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD4BE: 14.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD4BE a warm or cool color?

#DCD4BE is a neutral color.