What color is #DDDAC3?

#DDDAC3 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 #DDDAC3?

The RGB value is 221, 218, 195: 221 red, 218 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDAC3?

The complementary color is #C3C6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDAC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDAC3 color

#DDDAC3 rgb(221, 218, 195)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDDAC3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.5% green and 76.5% blue (221, 218, 195).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 28% saturation and 82% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#DDDAC3 color codes

HEX	`#DDDAC3`
RGB	`rgb(221, 218, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 28%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.73, -2.87, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.73, 12.04, 103.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.74, 69.456, 61.615)`
Decimal	`14539459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDAC3, 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 #DDDAC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDAC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #DDDAC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddac3; }
.text { color: #dddac3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddac3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 218 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddac3, #d3ddc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDDAC3?: #DDDAC3 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 #DDDAC3?: The RGB value is 221, 218, 195: 221 red, 218 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDAC3?: The complementary color is #C3C6DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDAC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.