What color is #DDD3B1?

#DDD3B1 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 #DDD3B1?

The RGB value is 221, 211, 177: 221 red, 211 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD3B1?

The complementary color is #B1BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD3B1 color

#DDD3B1 rgb(221, 211, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD3B1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.7% green and 69.4% blue (221, 211, 177).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 39% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.03:1).

#DDD3B1 color codes

HEX	`#DDD3B1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 211, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 39%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.55, -2.02, 18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.55, 18.22, 96.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.049, 65.136, 50.943)`
Decimal	`14537649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD3B1, 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 #DDD3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.03:1	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 #DDD3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd3b1; }
.text { color: #ddd3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 211 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd3b1, #d1ddb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DDD3B1?: #DDD3B1 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 #DDD3B1?: The RGB value is 221, 211, 177: 221 red, 211 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD3B1?: The complementary color is #B1BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.