What color is #DED2CC?

#DED2CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED2CC?

The RGB value is 222, 210, 204: 222 red, 210 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED2CC?

The complementary color is #CCD8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED2CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED2CC color

#DED2CC rgb(222, 210, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DED2CC is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.4% green and 80% blue (222, 210, 204).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Risotto (#DBD0CA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#DED2CC color codes

HEX	`#DED2CC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 210, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, 3.11, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 5.43, 55.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.069, 65.983, 66.476)`
Decimal	`14602956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED2CC, 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 #DED2CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED2CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #DED2CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded2cc; }
.text { color: #ded2cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded2cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 210 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded2cc, #dedbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DED2CC?: #DED2CC is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Risotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED2CC?: The RGB value is 222, 210, 204: 222 red, 210 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED2CC?: The complementary color is #CCD8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED2CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.