What color is #DEC8BB?

#DEC8BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEC8BB?

The RGB value is 222, 200, 187: 222 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEC8BB?

The complementary color is #BBD1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEC8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEC8BB color

#DEC8BB rgb(222, 200, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEC8BB is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (222, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Humble Blush (#E3CDC2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#DEC8BB color codes

HEX	`#DEC8BB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.07, 5.6, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.07, 10.86, 58.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.748, 60.427, 55.52)`
Decimal	`14600379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEC8BB, 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 #DEC8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEC8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #DEC8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dec8bb; }
.text { color: #dec8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dec8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dec8bb, #dedabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DEC8BB?: #DEC8BB is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Humble Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEC8BB?: The RGB value is 222, 200, 187: 222 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEC8BB?: The complementary color is #BBD1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEC8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.