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DCDCB8

#DCDCB8 closest to April Showers

#DCDCB8 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is April Showers. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 72.2% blue (rgb(220, 220, 184)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 34% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black. #DCDCB8 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.97:1.

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Variations of #DCDCB8

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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#DCDCB8 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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#DCDCB8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDCB8 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 #E3DAB9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D9B6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1DAB7
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DAB9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DBB9
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2D7D2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEDAC4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADAD2

#DCDCB8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#DCDCB8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.97:1 Super#DCDCB8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDCB8 in CSS

/* April Showers */
.color { color: #DCDCB8; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCB8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDCB8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 220 184);
color: hsl(60 34% 79%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.048 107.3);

#DCDCB8 FAQ

What color is #DCDCB8?

#DCDCB8 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is April Showers. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCB8?

#DCDCB8 is rgb(220, 220, 184) in RGB, hsl(60, 34%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDCB8?

The complementary color of #DCDCB8 is #B8B8DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDCB8?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDCB8: 14.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDCB8 a warm or cool color?

#DCDCB8 is a warm color.