Skip to the color picker

#dcc898 color: Pale Moss

#dcc898 is rgb(220, 200, 152) in RGB and oklch(83.777% 0.067 88.024) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

42°
100%

83.8%
0.067
88°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tan
  • orange-200
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.65:1Hard to read
Lc -32
Black text
12.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 75

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #dcc898

#dcc898 is a pastel light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 83.8% lightness, 0.067 chroma and a hue of 88°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.65:1 contrast and black text 12.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pale Moss (#dcc797). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-200.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #dcc898 mixed with white

  1. dcc898
  2. dfcda2
  3. e3d3ad
  4. e6d8b7
  5. eadec1
  6. ede3cc
  7. f1e9d6
  8. f4eee0
  9. f8f4ea
  10. fbf9f5

Darker: #dcc898 mixed with black

  1. dcc898
  2. bfae84
  3. a39470
  4. 887b5c
  5. 6e634a
  6. 544c38
  7. 3c3627
  8. 262117
  9. 110f08
  10. 020201

Calmer: #dcc898 with less saturation

  1. dcc898
  2. dac89d
  3. d8c8a3
  4. d7c9a8
  5. d5c9ad
  6. d3c9b2
  7. d1c9b7
  8. cfc9bb
  9. cdc9c0
  10. cbcac5

Questions about #dcc898

What color is #dcc898?

#dcc898 is pastel light yellow. The closest named color is Pale Moss. In RGB it is rgb(220, 200, 152), in HSL hsl(42.35, 49.28%, 72.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.777% 0.067 88.024).

What colors go well with #dcc898?

The complementary color of #dcc898 is #b7c9f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ecc09f and #c5d09f. The triadic partners are #96d7e1 and #e3bbe0.

Is white or black text more readable on #dcc898?

Black text reads better on #dcc898: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and black gives 12.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #dcc898 a warm or cool color?

#dcc898 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 88 degrees, its lightness 83.8% and its chroma 0.067.