What color is #DDD8C3?

#DDD8C3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD8C3?

The RGB value is 221, 216, 195: 221 red, 216 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD8C3?

The complementary color is #C3C8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD8C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD8C3 color

#DDD8C3 rgb(221, 216, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD8C3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.7% green and 76.5% blue (221, 216, 195).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#DDD8C3 color codes

HEX	`#DDD8C3`
RGB	`rgb(221, 216, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.7%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.22, -1.84, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.22, 11.12, 99.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.224, 68.425, 61.443)`
Decimal	`14538947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD8C3, 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 #DDD8C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD8C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #DDD8C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd8c3; }
.text { color: #ddd8c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd8c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 216 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd8c3, #d5ddc3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DDD8C3?: #DDD8C3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD8C3?: The RGB value is 221, 216, 195: 221 red, 216 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD8C3?: The complementary color is #C3C8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD8C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.