What color is #DED18D?

#DED18D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED18D?

The RGB value is 222, 209, 141: 222 red, 209 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED18D?

The complementary color is #8D9ADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED18D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED18D color

#DED18D rgb(222, 209, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DED18D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82% green and 55.3% blue (222, 209, 141).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 55% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#DED18D color codes

HEX	`#DED18D`
RGB	`rgb(222, 209, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 55%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.47, -5.31, 35.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.47, 35.78, 98.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.733, 63.055, 34.324)`
Decimal	`14602637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED18D, 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 #DED18D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED18D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #DED18D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded18d; }
.text { color: #ded18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded18d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 209 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded18d, #c3de8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DED18D?: #DED18D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED18D?: The RGB value is 222, 209, 141: 222 red, 209 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED18D?: The complementary color is #8D9ADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED18D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.