#DCD9C5 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCD9C5 is a light muted yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like an earthy, muted light beige, and it is also commonly known as Beige, Greige. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#DCD9C5 color swatch, light muted yellow#DCD9C5
CSS Namegainsboro (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f4
100#eaeae7
200#dad9d3
300#c2c1b5
400#a5a392
500#8f8c78
600#7d7a67
700#686554
800#565445
900#49473a
950#2b2921

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.42:1
Contrast on black
14.77:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.002 100); /* #f6f5f4 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.004 100); /* #eaeae7 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.009 100); /* #dad9d3 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.016 100); /* #c2c1b5 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.024 100); /* #a5a392 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.028 100); /* #8f8c78 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.028 100); /* #7d7a67 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.026 100); /* #686554 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.023 100); /* #565445 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.021 100); /* #49473a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.015 100); /* #2b2921 */
}

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