#dcdec5

Color #dcdec5

A muted very light yellow.

Closest named color Beige #f5f5dc · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcdec5

RGB

rgb(220, 222, 197)

HSL

hsl(64.8, 27.5%, 82.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.8, 11.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 11.3%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(87.72, -4.96, 12.04)

LCH

lch(87.72, 13.02, 112.39)

OKLCH

oklch(89.2%, 0.0335, 110.82)

HWB

hwb(64.8, 77.3%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7c5de

Analogous

#ded4c5

#dcdec5

#d0dec5

Triadic

#dcdec5

#c5dcde

#dec5dc

Split-complementary

#dcdec5

#c5d0de

#d4c5de

Tetradic

#dcdec5

#c5dec7

#c7c5de

#dec5dc

Square

#dcdec5

#c5ded4

#c7c5de

#dec5d0

Shades

Color #dcdec5 mixed toward black.

#c1c599

#a6ab6c

#81864c

#565933

#2b2d19

Tints

Color #dcdec5 mixed toward white.

#e2e4cf

#e8e9d8

#eeefe2

#f3f4ec

#f9faf5

Tones

Color #dcdec5 mixed toward gray.

#dadcc7

#d9dac9

#d7d8cb

#d5d6cd

#d3d4d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ddddcb · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#ddddcd · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#dcd0d1 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#dcdcdc · ΔE 10.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcdec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcdec5]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#dcdec5 (#dcdec5) is rgb(220, 222, 197) in RGB.

No, #dcdec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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