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#DCDE8A Garlic Toast

#DCDE8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Garlic Toast. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 87.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(220, 222, 138)). Its HSL value is 61° hue, 56% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 13% black. #DCDE8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.86:1.

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Variations of #DCDE8A

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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#DCDE8A 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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#DCDE8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDE8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EBDA8E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAD784
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7D986
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EBDA8E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7DB8C
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7D4C9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0DAAB
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADAC9

#DCDE8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DCDE8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.86:1 Super#DCDE8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDE8A in CSS

/* Garlic Toast */
.color { color: #DCDE8A; }
.background { background-color: #DCDE8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDE8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 222 138);
color: hsl(61 56% 71%);
color: oklch(0.880 0.106 109.6);

#DCDE8A FAQ

What color is #DCDE8A?

#DCDE8A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Garlic Toast. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDE8A?

#DCDE8A is rgb(220, 222, 138) in RGB, hsl(61, 56%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 38%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDE8A?

The complementary color of #DCDE8A is #8C8ADE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDE8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDE8A: 14.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDE8A a warm or cool color?

#DCDE8A is a warm color.