Information about #DCC5CA color

#DCC5CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DCC5CA falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 197, 202) — 86.3% red, 77.3% green, 79.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 7 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DCC5CA is a calm, restrained earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Warm Skin (#E1C5C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lilac Ash (#D7CDCD) and Swiss Coffee (#DBD0CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 197, 202) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DCC5CA: 12.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCC5CA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCC5CA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DCC5CA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DCC5CA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Warm Skin color link
Warm Skin

#E1C5C2

Lilac Ash color link
Lilac Ash

#D7CDCD

Swiss Coffee color link
Swiss Coffee

#DBD0CA

Swirl color link
Swirl

#D7CEC5

Dust Storm color link
Dust Storm

#E5CCC9

Pearl Bush color link
Pearl Bush

#DED1C6

Half Cloud color link
Half Cloud

#D4CDC3

Urbane color link
Urbane

#D9D1CF

Westar color link
Westar

#D4CFC5

Last Chance color link
Last Chance

#D8D2C8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCC5CA
  • RGB220, 197, 202
  • CMYK0, 9, 7, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 197, 202)
  • HSL347°, 25%, 82%
  • HSL Precise346.957°, 24.731%, 81.765%
  • HSV347°, 10%, 86%
  • HSB347°, 10%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.773, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.773, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.773, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCC5CA
  • DECIMAL ID14468554
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01