What color is #DDD3AE?

#DDD3AE is a light, desaturated yellow known as Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD3AE?

The RGB value is 221, 211, 174: 221 red, 211 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD3AE?

The complementary color is #AEB8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD3AE color

#DDD3AE rgb(221, 211, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD3AE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.7% green and 68.2% blue (221, 211, 174).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 41% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 13% black.

This exact color is also called Stardust.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#DDD3AE color codes

HEX	`#DDD3AE`
RGB	`rgb(221, 211, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 41%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, -2.45, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 19.75, 97.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.753, 65.018, 49.385)`
Decimal	`14537646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD3AE, 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 #DDD3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #DDD3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd3ae; }
.text { color: #ddd3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 211 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd3ae, #d0ddae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DDD3AE?: #DDD3AE is a light, desaturated yellow known as Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD3AE?: The RGB value is 221, 211, 174: 221 red, 211 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD3AE?: The complementary color is #AEB8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.