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#DCD9BB closest to Sesame Seed

#DCD9BB is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 85.1% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(220, 217, 187)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 32% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black. #DCD9BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.69:1.

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Variations of #DCD9BB

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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#DCD9BB 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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#DCD9BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCD9BB 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 #E0D9BC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD7B9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DED7BA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E0D9BC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFD9BC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1D5D0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DED7C5
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D8D1

#DCD9BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#DCD9BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.69:1 Super#DCD9BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCD9BB in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DCD9BB; }
.background { background-color: #DCD9BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCD9BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 217 187);
color: hsl(55 32% 80%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.040 102.5);

#DCD9BB FAQ

What color is #DCD9BB?

#DCD9BB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sesame Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCD9BB?

#DCD9BB is rgb(220, 217, 187) in RGB, hsl(55, 32%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCD9BB?

The complementary color of #DCD9BB is #BBBEDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCD9BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCD9BB: 14.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCD9BB a warm or cool color?

#DCD9BB is a warm color.