What color is #DDDBBD?

#DDDBBD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDBBD?

The RGB value is 221, 219, 189: 221 red, 219 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDBBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDDBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDBBD color

#DDDBBD rgb(221, 219, 189)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.9% green and 74.1% blue (221, 219, 189).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#DDDBBD color codes

HEX	`#DDDBBD`
RGB	`rgb(221, 219, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.85, -4.33, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.85, 15.63, 106.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.335, 69.71, 58.2)`
Decimal	`14539709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDBBD, 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 #DDDBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	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 #DDDBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddbbd; }
.text { color: #dddbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 219 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddbbd, #cfddbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DDDBBD?: #DDDBBD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Silver Fern. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDBBD?: The RGB value is 221, 219, 189: 221 red, 219 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDBBD?: The complementary color is #BDBFDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.