What color is #DED3B9?

#DED3B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED3B9?

The RGB value is 222, 211, 185: 222 red, 211 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED3B9?

The complementary color is #B9C4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED3B9 color

#DED3B9 rgb(222, 211, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED3B9 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.7% green and 72.5% blue (222, 211, 185).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 36% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.12:1).

#DED3B9 color codes

HEX	`#DED3B9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 211, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 36%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.8, -0.46, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.8, 14.25, 91.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.175, 65.622, 55.28)`
Decimal	`14603193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED3B9, 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 #DED3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.12:1	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 #DED3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded3b9; }
.text { color: #ded3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 211 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded3b9, #d7deb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DED3B9?: #DED3B9 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED3B9?: The RGB value is 222, 211, 185: 222 red, 211 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED3B9?: The complementary color is #B9C4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.