What color is #DDDFCC?

#DDDFCC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDFCC?

The RGB value is 221, 223, 204: 221 red, 223 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDFCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DDDFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDFCC color

#DDDFCC rgb(221, 223, 204)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 87.5% green and 80% blue (221, 223, 204).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Frost (#DCE0CD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#DDDFCC color codes

HEX	`#DDDFCC`
RGB	`rgb(221, 223, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 87.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.21, -3.97, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.21, 9.91, 113.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.104, 72.507, 67.575)`
Decimal	`14540748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDFCC, 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 #DDDFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #DDDFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddfcc; }
.text { color: #dddfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 223 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddfcc, #d4dfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DDDFCC?: #DDDFCC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Gentle Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDFCC?: The RGB value is 221, 223, 204: 221 red, 223 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDFCC?: The complementary color is #CECCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.