What color is #DDD3AC?

#DDD3AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD3AC?

The RGB value is 221, 211, 172: 221 red, 211 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD3AC?

The complementary color is #ACB6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD3AC color

#DDD3AC rgb(221, 211, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD3AC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.7% green and 67.5% blue (221, 211, 172).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 42% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#DDD3AC color codes

HEX	`#DDD3AC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 211, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 42%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.45, -2.74, 20.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.45, 20.78, 97.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.559, 64.94, 48.366)`
Decimal	`14537644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD3AC, 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 #DDD3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #DDD3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd3ac; }
.text { color: #ddd3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 211 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd3ac, #cfddac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #DDD3AC?: #DDD3AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD3AC?: The RGB value is 221, 211, 172: 221 red, 211 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD3AC?: The complementary color is #ACB6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.