Information about Thorndon Cream color

#DCD7C6 - Thorndon Cream color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DCD7C6 ("Thorndon Cream") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(220, 215, 198) — 86.3% red, 84.3% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 9 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DCD7C6 reads as a calm, restrained golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quarter Tana (#D9D6C6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Loafer (#DBD9C2) and Helium (#D8D9C8).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 215, 198) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DCD7C6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. The name "Thorndon Cream" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Thorndon Cream color variations

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

Thorndon Cream color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6
#E3DED1

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#F1EEE8

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White

#FFFFFF

Thorndon Cream color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6
#BCB292

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#9B8D5F

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#675E3F

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#332F1F

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Black

#000000

Thorndon Cream color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6
#CCC7B4

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#BBB6A5

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#A9A497

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#95928A

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Grey

#808080

Thorndon Cream 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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#CFDCC6

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Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6
#DCCEC6

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#DCC6C6

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#DCC6CF

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Thorndon Cream 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
#DCD7C6
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6

#C6CBDC
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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
#DCD7C6
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6

#CCC6DC
#CCC6DC

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#C6D6DC
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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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#DCD7C6
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6

#DCCCC6
#DCCCC6

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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
#DCD7C6
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6

#C6DCD7
#C6DCD7

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#D7C6DC
#D7C6DC

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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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Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6

#CBDCC6
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#C6CBDC
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#D7C6DC
#D7C6DC

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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
#DCD7C6
Thorndon Cream

#DCD7C6

#C6DCCC
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#C6CBDC
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#DCC6D6
#DCC6D6

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Nearest named colors to Thorndon Cream

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Quarter Tana color link
Quarter Tana

#D9D6C6

Loafer color link
Loafer

#DBD9C2

Helium color link
Helium

#D8D9C8

Quarter Linen color link
Quarter Linen

#D8D5C8

Half White Rock color link
Half White Rock

#DFDBC6

Quarter Ash color link
Quarter Ash

#D9D6CA

Quarter Beryl Green color link
Quarter Beryl Green

#D9D9CA

Half Sandspit Brown color link
Half Sandspit Brown

#DAD2C6

Eighth Bison Hide color link
Eighth Bison Hide

#DED7CB

Half Parchment color link
Half Parchment

#E0DAC3

Half Beryl Green color link
Half Beryl Green

#D7DAC8

Daydream color link
Daydream

#DEDCC3

Thorndon Cream color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DCD7C6
  • RGB220, 215, 198
  • CMYK0, 2, 9, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 215, 198)
  • HSL46°, 24%, 82%
  • HSL Precise46.364°, 23.913%, 81.961%
  • HSV46°, 10%, 86%
  • HSB46°, 10%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.843, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.843, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.843, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDCD7C6
  • DECIMAL ID14473158
  • Name Length14
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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