What color is #DDCFBC?

#DDCFBC is a light, desaturated orange known as Malt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Malt?

The RGB value is 221, 207, 188: 221 red, 207 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Malt?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDCFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Malt color: hex code #DDCFBC

#DDCFBC rgb(221, 207, 188)

Shades of gray

Malt has the hex code #DDCFBC. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 81.2% green and 73.7% blue (221, 207, 188).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 33% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

Malt (#DDCFBC) color codes

HEX	`#DDCFBC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 207, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 81.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 33%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 15%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.77, 1.72, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.77, 11.32, 81.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.208, 63.63, 56.625)`
Decimal	`14536636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Malt, 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 #DDCFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDCFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #DDCFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddcfbc; }
.text { color: #ddcfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddcfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 207 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddcfbc, #dbddbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #DDCFBC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDCFBC?: #DDCFBC is a light, desaturated orange known as Malt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Malt?: The RGB value is 221, 207, 188: 221 red, 207 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Malt?: The complementary color is #BCCADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDCFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.