What color is #DDD6CB?

#DDD6CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD6CB?

The RGB value is 221, 214, 203: 221 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD6CB?

The complementary color is #CBD2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD6CB color

#DDD6CB rgb(221, 214, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD6CB is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.9% green and 79.6% blue (221, 214, 203).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 21% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Polished Limestone (#DCD5C8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#DDD6CB color codes

HEX	`#DDD6CB`
RGB	`rgb(221, 214, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 21%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.9, 0.51, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.9, 6.3, 85.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.644, 67.778, 66.165)`
Decimal	`14538443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD6CB, 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 #DDD6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #DDD6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd6cb; }
.text { color: #ddd6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 214 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd6cb, #dbddcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DDD6CB?: #DDD6CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD6CB?: The RGB value is 221, 214, 203: 221 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD6CB?: The complementary color is #CBD2DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.