What color is #DDD8CC?

#DDD8CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD8CC?

The RGB value is 221, 216, 204: 221 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD8CC?

The complementary color is #CCD1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD8CC color

#DDD8CC rgb(221, 216, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD8CC is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.7% green and 80% blue (221, 216, 204).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Athena (#DCD7CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#DDD8CC color codes

HEX	`#DDD8CC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 216, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.43, -0.36, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.43, 6.53, 93.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.272, 68.844, 66.965)`
Decimal	`14538956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD8CC, 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 #DDD8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #DDD8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd8cc; }
.text { color: #ddd8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 216 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd8cc, #daddcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DDD8CC?: #DDD8CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD8CC?: The RGB value is 221, 216, 204: 221 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD8CC?: The complementary color is #CCD1DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.