What color is #DDD19E?

#DDD19E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD19E?

The RGB value is 221, 209, 158: 221 red, 209 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD19E?

The complementary color is #9EAADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD19E color

#DDD19E rgb(221, 209, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD19E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82% green and 62% blue (221, 209, 158).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#DDD19E color codes

HEX	`#DDD19E`
RGB	`rgb(221, 209, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 48%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.67, -3.62, 26.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.67, 27.1, 97.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.791, 63.443, 41.49)`
Decimal	`14537118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD19E, 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 #DDD19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #DDD19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd19e; }
.text { color: #ddd19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 209 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd19e, #cadd9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DDD19E?: #DDD19E is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD19E?: The RGB value is 221, 209, 158: 221 red, 209 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD19E?: The complementary color is #9EAADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.