Information about #DCC8AF color

#DCC8AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DCC8AF is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 200, 175) — 86.3% red, 78.4% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 18 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated warm orange, #DCC8AF floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Sisal (#D5C9AE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fossil (#D5CBB2) and Chalk Beige (#D6C5B4).

The recipe behind #DCC8AF is rgb(220, 200, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DCC8AF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCC8AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCC8AF color variations

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

#DCC8AF 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 #DCC8AF

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

Half Sisal color link
Half Sisal

#D5C9AE

Fossil color link
Fossil

#D5CBB2

Chalk Beige color link
Chalk Beige

#D6C5B4

Matte Ivory color link
Matte Ivory

#D7CEB3

Old Ivory color link
Old Ivory

#DCD1AE

Just Right color link
Just Right

#DCBFAC

Pastel Beige color link
Pastel Beige

#D4C6AA

Pastel Earth color link
Pastel Earth

#D7CAB7

Nougat color link
Nougat

#D6C1AB

Blank Canvas color link
Blank Canvas

#DDC7A5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCC8AF
  • RGB220, 200, 175
  • CMYK0, 8, 18, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 200, 175)
  • HSL33°, 39%, 77%
  • HSL Precise33.333°, 39.13%, 77.451%
  • HSV33°, 20%, 86%
  • HSB33°, 20%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.784, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.784, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.784, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCC8AF
  • DECIMAL ID14469295
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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