What color is #DDD8BF?

#DDD8BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD8BF?

The RGB value is 221, 216, 191: 221 red, 216 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD8BF?

The complementary color is #BFC4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD8BF color

#DDD8BF rgb(221, 216, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD8BF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.7% green and 74.9% blue (221, 216, 191).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#DDD8BF color codes

HEX	`#DDD8BF`
RGB	`rgb(221, 216, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.13, -2.48, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.13, 13.18, 100.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.778, 68.246, 59.093)`
Decimal	`14538943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD8BF, 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 #DDD8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #DDD8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd8bf; }
.text { color: #ddd8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 216 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd8bf, #d3ddbf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DDD8BF?: #DDD8BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD8BF?: The RGB value is 221, 216, 191: 221 red, 216 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD8BF?: The complementary color is #BFC4DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.