What color is #DED3A9?

#DED3A9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED3A9?

The RGB value is 222, 211, 169: 222 red, 211 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED3A9?

The complementary color is #A9B4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED3A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED3A9 color

#DED3A9 rgb(222, 211, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED3A9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.7% green and 66.3% blue (222, 211, 169).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Gratin Dauphinois (#E0D2A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#DED3A9 color codes

HEX	`#DED3A9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 211, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, -2.79, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 22.39, 97.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.58, 64.984, 46.88)`
Decimal	`14603177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED3A9, 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 #DED3A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED3A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #DED3A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded3a9; }
.text { color: #ded3a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded3a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 211 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded3a9, #cfdea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #DED3A9?: #DED3A9 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gratin Dauphinois. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED3A9?: The RGB value is 222, 211, 169: 222 red, 211 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED3A9?: The complementary color is #A9B4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED3A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.