What color is #DDE4C7?

#DDE4C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE4C7?

The RGB value is 221, 228, 199: 221 red, 228 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE4C7?

The complementary color is #CEC7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE4C7 color

#DDE4C7 rgb(221, 228, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDE4C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 89.4% green and 78% blue (221, 228, 199).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 35% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Airy Fields (#DBE0C4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16:1).

#DDE4C7 color codes

HEX	`#DDE4C7`
RGB	`rgb(221, 228, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 89.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 35%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.38, -7.34, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.38, 15.25, 118.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.87, 74.983, 64.919)`
Decimal	`14542023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE4C7, 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 #DDE4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16:1	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 #DDE4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde4c7; }
.text { color: #dde4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 228 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde4c7, #cfe4c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DDE4C7?: #DDE4C7 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Airy Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE4C7?: The RGB value is 221, 228, 199: 221 red, 228 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE4C7?: The complementary color is #CEC7E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.