What color is #DDD7C5?

#DDD7C5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD7C5?

The RGB value is 221, 215, 197: 221 red, 215 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD7C5?

The complementary color is #C5CBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD7C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD7C5 color

#DDD7C5 rgb(221, 215, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD7C5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.3% green and 77.3% blue (221, 215, 197).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 26% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Peace & Quiet (#E0DAC8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#DDD7C5 color codes

HEX	`#DDD7C5`
RGB	`rgb(221, 215, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 26%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.01, -1, 9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.01, 9.66, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.196, 68.005, 62.557)`
Decimal	`14538693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD7C5, 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 #DDD7C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD7C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	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 #DDD7C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd7c5; }
.text { color: #ddd7c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd7c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 215 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd7c5, #d7ddc5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DDD7C5?: #DDD7C5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peace & Quiet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD7C5?: The RGB value is 221, 215, 197: 221 red, 215 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD7C5?: The complementary color is #C5CBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD7C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.6:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.