Information about #DCD493 color

#DCD493 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DCD493 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 212, 147) — 86.3% red, 83.1% green, 57.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 29 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #DCD493 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lemon Twist (#D7CF8C). Slightly further away sit Green Earth (#DADD98) and Double Colonial White (#E4CF99).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 212, 147) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DCD493 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DCD493 color variations

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

#DCD493 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DCD493 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DCD493 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DCD493 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DCD493 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
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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
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#AF93DC
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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
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#DCAF93
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#9CDC93
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#939CDC
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#93DCAF
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#939CDC
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#DC93C0
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Nearest named colors to #DCD493

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

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

#DCD493 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCD493
  • RGB220, 212, 147
  • CMYK0, 3, 29, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 212, 147)
  • HSL53°, 51%, 72%
  • HSL Precise53.425°, 51.049%, 71.961%
  • HSV53°, 33%, 86%
  • HSB53°, 33%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.576
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.831, 0.576)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.831, 0.576, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.831, 0.576)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCD493
  • DECIMAL ID14472339
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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