What color is #DDDAC2?

#DDDAC2 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 #DDDAC2?

The RGB value is 221, 218, 194: 221 red, 218 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDAC2?

The complementary color is #C2C5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDAC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDAC2 color

#DDDAC2 rgb(221, 218, 194)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDDAC2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.5% green and 76.1% blue (221, 218, 194).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 28% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#DDDAC2 color codes

HEX	`#DDDAC2`
RGB	`rgb(221, 218, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 28%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.71, -3.03, 12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.71, 12.56, 103.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.627, 69.411, 61.021)`
Decimal	`14539458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDAC2, 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 #DDDAC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDAC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #DDDAC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddac2; }
.text { color: #dddac2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddac2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 218 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddac2, #d3ddc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDDAC2?: #DDDAC2 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 #DDDAC2?: The RGB value is 221, 218, 194: 221 red, 218 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDAC2?: The complementary color is #C2C5DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDAC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.