#DCE3A8 · Vanilla

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#DCE3A8 is a light, moderately saturated beige color, closest to Vanilla and near Vanilla and Wheat. In OKLCH it has 90% lightness and 0.08 chroma at hue 113°. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #DCE3A8 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#DCE3A8
RGBrgb(220, 227, 168)
HSLhsl(67, 51%, 77%)
CMYK3, 0, 26, 11
CSS var--vanilla
Contrast1.35:1 white · 15.6:1 black

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How to use #DCE3A8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #DCE3A8 (15.6:1); white text does not (1.35:1).

For a calm scheme pair #DCE3A8 with its analogous neighbors #E2CBA6 and #BDE2A6; for contrast use its complement #ADA6E2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--vanilla: #DCE3A8;

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