What color is #DDDBC6?

#DDDBC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDBC6?

The RGB value is 221, 219, 198: 221 red, 219 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDBC6?

The complementary color is #C6C8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDBC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDBC6 color

#DDDBC6 rgb(221, 219, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDDBC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.9% green and 77.6% blue (221, 219, 198).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 25% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#DDDBC6 color codes

HEX	`#DDDBC6`
RGB	`rgb(221, 219, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 85.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 25%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.05, -2.9, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.05, 10.97, 105.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.342, 70.113, 63.506)`
Decimal	`14539718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDBC6, 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 #DDDBC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDBC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	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 #DDDBC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddbc6; }
.text { color: #dddbc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddbc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 219 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddbc6, #d3ddc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DDDBC6?: #DDDBC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDBC6?: The RGB value is 221, 219, 198: 221 red, 219 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDBC6?: The complementary color is #C6C8DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDBC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.