#DCD9C8Light Muted Yellow

#DCD9C8 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.

#DCD9C8
CSS Namegainsboro (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f4
100#eaeae7
200#dad9d4
300#c2c1b7
400#a5a394
500#8f8c7b
600#7d7a6a
700#686557
800#565448
900#49473c
950#2b2922

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.42:1
Contrast on black
14.80:1
  • 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 98.7); /* #f6f5f4 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.004 98.7); /* #eaeae7 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.008 98.7); /* #dad9d4 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.014 98.7); /* #c2c1b7 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.02 98.7); /* #a5a394 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.024 98.7); /* #8f8c7b */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.024 98.7); /* #7d7a6a */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.022 98.7); /* #686557 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.02 98.7); /* #565448 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.018 98.7); /* #49473c */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.013 98.7); /* #2b2922 */
}

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