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#DCD3AD

#dcd3ad ≈ Pearl

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcd3ad is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.75% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 21.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 48.51°, with 40.17% saturation and 77.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pearl (#eae0c8), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6482

Complementary

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #adb6dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #adcedc
  3. #bcaddc

Analogous

  1. #dcbcad
  2. #dcd3ad
  3. #cedcad

Triadic

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #addcd3
  3. #d3addc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #b6dcad
  3. #adb6dc
  4. #d3addc

Square

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #addcbc
  3. #adb6dc
  4. #dcadce

Monochromatic

  1. #a89648
  2. #c5b677
  3. #dcd3ad
  4. #f3f0e3
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#dcd3ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #c6be9c
  3. #b0a98a
  4. #9a9479
  5. #847f68
  6. #6e6a57
  7. #585445
  8. #423f34
  9. #2c2a23
  10. #161511
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd3ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #e0d7b5
  3. #e3dcbd
  4. #e7e0c6
  5. #eae5ce
  6. #eee9d6
  7. #f1edde
  8. #f5f2e6
  9. #f8f6ef
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd3ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd3ad
  2. #d3cba9
  3. #cac2a4
  4. #c0baa0
  5. #b7b29b
  6. #aeaa97
  7. #a5a192
  8. #9c998e
  9. #929189
  10. #898885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d3c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbd1ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded4ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4cdc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbd2ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddd4ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd3ad {
  color: #dcd3ad;
}
Background
.bg-dcd3ad {
  background-color: #dcd3ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd3ad {
  border: 2px solid #dcd3ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd3ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 40% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd3ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd3ad, #cedcad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd3ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 173 / 0.35);
}

#eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.69 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.98 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.28 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.94 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.18 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.42 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.60 #232c52 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Pearl
#dcd3ad  rgb(220, 211, 173)  hsl(49, 40%, 77%)  Pearl
#adb6dc  rgb(173, 182, 220)  hsl(229, 40%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#addcd3  rgb(173, 220, 211)  hsl(169, 40%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#d3addc  rgb(211, 173, 220)  hsl(289, 40%, 77%)  Lilac