What color is #DDCC99?

#DDCC99 is a light, moderate yellow known as Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Desert Temple?

The RGB value is 221, 204, 153: 221 red, 204 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Desert Temple?

The complementary color is #99AADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDCC99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Desert Temple color: hex code #DDCC99

#DDCC99 rgb(221, 204, 153)

Shades of beige

Desert Temple has the hex code #DDCC99. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 80% green and 60% blue (221, 204, 153).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 50% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 31% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

Desert Temple (#DDCC99) color codes

HEX	`#DDCC99`
RGB	`rgb(221, 204, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 80%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 50%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 31%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 31%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, -1.67, 27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 27.66, 93.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.162, 60.859, 38.867)`
Decimal	`14535833`
Short hex	`#DC9`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Desert Temple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DDCC99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCC99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DDCC99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcc99; }
.text { color: #ddcc99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcc99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 204 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcc99, #ccdd99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #DDCC99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDCC99?: #DDCC99 is a light, moderate yellow known as Desert Temple. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Desert Temple?: The RGB value is 221, 204, 153: 221 red, 204 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Desert Temple?: The complementary color is #99AADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCC99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.