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#DCD8BC closest to Banana Frappé

#DCD8BC is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Banana Frappé. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(220, 216, 188)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. #DCD8BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.59:1.

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Variations of #DCD8BC

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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#DCD8BC 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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#DCD8BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD8BC 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 #DFD8BD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED6BA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDD7BB
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFD8BD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DED8BC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1D4D0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DED6C6
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D7D1

#DCD8BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#DCD8BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.59:1 Super#DCD8BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD8BC in CSS

/* Banana Frappé */
.color { color: #DCD8BC; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD8BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 216 188);
color: hsl(52 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.038 100.4);

#DCD8BC FAQ

What color is #DCD8BC?

#DCD8BC is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Banana Frappé. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD8BC?

#DCD8BC is rgb(220, 216, 188) in RGB, hsl(52, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD8BC?

The complementary color of #DCD8BC is #BCC0DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD8BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD8BC: 14.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD8BC a warm or cool color?

#DCD8BC is a warm color.