What color is #DDDBC1?

#DDDBC1 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 #DDDBC1?

The RGB value is 221, 219, 193: 221 red, 219 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDBC1?

The complementary color is #C1C3DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDBC1?

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.

#DDDBC1 color

#DDDBC1 rgb(221, 219, 193)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDDBC1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.9% green and 75.7% blue (221, 219, 193).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fern (#E1DDBF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DDDBC1 color codes

HEX	`#DDDBC1`
RGB	`rgb(221, 219, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.94, -3.7, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.94, 13.56, 105.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.775, 69.886, 60.519)`
Decimal	`14539713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDBC1, 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 #DDDBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDBC1 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 #DDDBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddbc1; }
.text { color: #dddbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 219 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddbc1, #d1ddc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DDDBC1?: #DDDBC1 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 #DDDBC1?: The RGB value is 221, 219, 193: 221 red, 219 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDBC1?: The complementary color is #C1C3DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDBC1?: 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.