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DCDABD

#DCDABD closest to Sesame Seed

#DCDABD 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, 85.5% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(220, 218, 189)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black. #DCDABD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.81:1.

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Variations of #DCDABD

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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#DCDABD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

DCDABDBDBFDC
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

DCDABDBDCFDCCBBDDC
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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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#DCDABD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDABD 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 #E1D9BE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D8BB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD8BC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1D9BE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DFD9BE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E1D6D2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DED8C7
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D9D9D2

#DCDABD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.42:1 Very poor#DCDABD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.81:1 Super#DCDABD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDABD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 218 189);
color: hsl(56 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.039 103.9);

#DCDABD FAQ

What color is #DCDABD?

#DCDABD 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 #DCDABD?

#DCDABD is rgb(220, 218, 189) in RGB, hsl(56, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDABD?

The complementary color of #DCDABD is #BDBFDC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDABD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDABD: 14.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDABD a warm or cool color?

#DCDABD is a warm color.