What color is #DDD8CE?

#DDD8CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Skyvory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD8CE?

The RGB value is 221, 216, 206: 221 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD8CE?

The complementary color is #CED3DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD8CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD8CE color

#DDD8CE rgb(221, 216, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD8CE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 84.7% green and 80.8% blue (221, 216, 206).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 18% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skyvory (#DCD7CD), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#DDD8CE color codes

HEX	`#DDD8CE`
RGB	`rgb(221, 216, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 84.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 18%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.47, -0.03, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.47, 5.53, 90.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.514, 68.941, 68.236)`
Decimal	`14538958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD8CE, 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 #DDD8CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD8CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #DDD8CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd8ce; }
.text { color: #ddd8ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd8ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 216 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd8ce, #dbddce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DDD8CE?: #DDD8CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Skyvory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD8CE?: The RGB value is 221, 216, 206: 221 red, 216 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD8CE?: The complementary color is #CED3DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD8CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.