What color is #DDD8B6?

#DDD8B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD8B6?

The RGB value is 221, 216, 182: 221 red, 216 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD8B6?

The complementary color is #B6BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD8B6 color

#DDD8B6 rgb(221, 216, 182)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD8B6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.7% green and 71.4% blue (221, 216, 182).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sesame Seed (#E1D9B8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#DDD8B6 color codes

HEX	`#DDD8B6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 216, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.94, -3.86, 17.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.94, 17.83, 102.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.818, 67.862, 54.036)`
Decimal	`14538934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD8B6, 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 #DDD8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #DDD8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd8b6; }
.text { color: #ddd8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 216 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd8b6, #cfddb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DDD8B6?: #DDD8B6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sesame Seed. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD8B6?: The RGB value is 221, 216, 182: 221 red, 216 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD8B6?: The complementary color is #B6BBDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.