What color is #DDE6CE?

#DDE6CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE6CE?

The RGB value is 221, 230, 206: 221 red, 230 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE6CE?

The complementary color is #D7CEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE6CE color

#DDE6CE rgb(221, 230, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #DDE6CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 90.2% green and 80.8% blue (221, 230, 206).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

#DDE6CE color codes

HEX	`#DDE6CE`
RGB	`rgb(221, 230, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 90.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.05, -7.21, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.05, 12.87, 124.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.255, 76.422, 69.483)`
Decimal	`14542542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE6CE, 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 #DDE6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	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 #DDE6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde6ce; }
.text { color: #dde6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 230 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde6ce, #d1e6ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DDE6CE?: #DDE6CE is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE6CE?: The RGB value is 221, 230, 206: 221 red, 230 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE6CE?: The complementary color is #D7CEE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.28:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.