What color is #DDD7A9?

#DDD7A9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD7A9?

The RGB value is 221, 215, 169: 221 red, 215 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD7A9?

The complementary color is #A9AFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD7A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD7A9 color

#DDD7A9 rgb(221, 215, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD7A9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.3% green and 66.3% blue (221, 215, 169).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Virgin Olive Oil (#E2DCAB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#DDD7A9 color codes

HEX	`#DDD7A9`
RGB	`rgb(221, 215, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.42, -5.22, 23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.42, 24.07, 102.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.281, 66.839, 47.201)`
Decimal	`14538665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD7A9, 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 #DDD7A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD7A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #DDD7A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd7a9; }
.text { color: #ddd7a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd7a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 215 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd7a9, #c9dda9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DDD7A9?: #DDD7A9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Virgin Olive Oil. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD7A9?: The RGB value is 221, 215, 169: 221 red, 215 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD7A9?: The complementary color is #A9AFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD7A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.