What color is #DDDACD?

#DDDACD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oat Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDACD?

The RGB value is 221, 218, 205: 221 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDACD?

The complementary color is #CDD0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDACD color

#DDDACD rgb(221, 218, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDDACD is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.5% green and 80.4% blue (221, 218, 205).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oat Milk (#DEDACD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#DDDACD color codes

HEX	`#DDDACD`
RGB	`rgb(221, 218, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.96, -1.23, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.96, 6.87, 100.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.908, 69.923, 67.77)`
Decimal	`14539469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDACD, 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 #DDDACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #DDDACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddacd; }
.text { color: #dddacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 218 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddacd, #d8ddcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DDDACD?: #DDDACD is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Oat Milk. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDACD?: The RGB value is 221, 218, 205: 221 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDACD?: The complementary color is #CDD0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.