What color is #DED5C7?

#DED5C7 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shōji?

The RGB value is 222, 213, 199: 222 red, 213 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shōji?

The complementary color is #C7D0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED5C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shōji color: hex code #DED5C7

#DED5C7 rgb(222, 213, 199)

Shades of beige

Shōji has the hex code #DED5C7. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.5% green and 78% blue (222, 213, 199).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

Shōji (#DED5C7) color codes

HEX	`#DED5C7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 213, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.63, 0.72, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.63, 8.05, 84.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.226, 67.242, 63.617)`
Decimal	`14603719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shōji, 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 #DED5C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED5C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #DED5C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded5c7; }
.text { color: #ded5c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded5c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 213 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded5c7, #dbdec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #DED5C7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DED5C7?: #DED5C7 is a very light, desaturated orange known as Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shōji?: The RGB value is 222, 213, 199: 222 red, 213 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shōji?: The complementary color is #C7D0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED5C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.