What color is #DED39F?

#DED39F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED39F?

The RGB value is 222, 211, 159: 222 red, 211 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED39F?

The complementary color is #9FAADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED39F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED39F color

#DED39F rgb(222, 211, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED39F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.7% green and 62.4% blue (222, 211, 159).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#DED39F color codes

HEX	`#DED39F`
RGB	`rgb(222, 211, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 28%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.29, -4.13, 27.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.29, 27.49, 98.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.677, 64.623, 42.124)`
Decimal	`14603167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED39F, 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 #DED39F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED39F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #DED39F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded39f; }
.text { color: #ded39f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded39f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 211 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded39f, #cade9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DED39F?: #DED39F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED39F?: The RGB value is 222, 211, 159: 222 red, 211 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED39F?: The complementary color is #9FAADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED39F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.