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#DCD8CA Athena

#DCD8CA is a very light gray named Athena. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 84.7% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(220, 216, 202)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 20% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black. #DCD8CA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.72:1.

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Variations of #DCD8CA

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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#DCD8CA 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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#DCD8CA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD8CA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCD8CA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBD7C9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCD7CA
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD8CA
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCD8CA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DFD6D4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DDD7CF
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D8D5

#DCD8CA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#DCD8CA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.72:1 Super#DCD8CA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD8CA in CSS

/* Athena */
.color { color: #DCD8CA; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8CA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD8CA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 216 202);
color: hsl(47 20% 83%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.019 93.7);

#DCD8CA FAQ

What color is #DCD8CA?

#DCD8CA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Athena. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD8CA?

#DCD8CA is rgb(220, 216, 202) in RGB, hsl(47, 20%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD8CA?

The complementary color of #DCD8CA is #CACEDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD8CA?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD8CA: 14.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD8CA a warm or cool color?

#DCD8CA is a neutral color.