What color is #DED1B9?

#DED1B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cream and Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED1B9?

The RGB value is 222, 209, 185: 222 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED1B9?

The complementary color is #B9C6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED1B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED1B9 color

#DED1B9 rgb(222, 209, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED1B9 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82% green and 72.5% blue (222, 209, 185).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cream and Sugar (#DDCFB9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#DED1B9 color codes

HEX	`#DED1B9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 209, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.29, 0.58, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.29, 13.54, 87.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.681, 64.634, 55.116)`
Decimal	`14602681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED1B9, 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 #DED1B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED1B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #DED1B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded1b9; }
.text { color: #ded1b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded1b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 209 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded1b9, #d9deb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DED1B9?: #DED1B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cream and Sugar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED1B9?: The RGB value is 222, 209, 185: 222 red, 209 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED1B9?: The complementary color is #B9C6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED1B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.