What color is #DED2B2?

#DED2B2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED2B2?

The RGB value is 222, 210, 178: 222 red, 210 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED2B2?

The complementary color is #B2BEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED2B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED2B2 color

#DED2B2 rgb(222, 210, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED2B2 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.4% green and 69.8% blue (222, 210, 178).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 40% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#DED2B2 color codes

HEX	`#DED2B2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 210, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 40%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.4, -0.99, 17.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.4, 17.4, 93.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.206, 64.838, 51.402)`
Decimal	`14602930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED2B2, 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 #DED2B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED2B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	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 #DED2B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded2b2; }
.text { color: #ded2b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded2b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 210 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded2b2, #d4deb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DED2B2?: #DED2B2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED2B2?: The RGB value is 222, 210, 178: 222 red, 210 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED2B2?: The complementary color is #B2BEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED2B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.97:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.