What color is #DDD5D1?

#DDD5D1 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD5D1?

The RGB value is 221, 213, 209: 221 red, 213 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD5D1?

The complementary color is #D1D9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD5D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD5D1 color

#DDD5D1 rgb(221, 213, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD5D1 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.5% green and 82% blue (221, 213, 209).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 15% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#DDD5D1 color codes

HEX	`#DDD5D1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 213, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 15%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.79, 2.04, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.79, 3.59, 55.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.12, 67.565, 69.92)`
Decimal	`14538193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD5D1, 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 #DDD5D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD5D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #DDD5D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd5d1; }
.text { color: #ddd5d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd5d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 213 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd5d1, #dddbd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DDD5D1?: #DDD5D1 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD5D1?: The RGB value is 221, 213, 209: 221 red, 213 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD5D1?: The complementary color is #D1D9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD5D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.