What color is #DED3C5?

#DED3C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED3C5?

The RGB value is 222, 211, 197: 222 red, 211 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED3C5?

The complementary color is #C5D0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED3C5 color

#DED3C5 rgb(222, 211, 197)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED3C5 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.7% green and 77.3% blue (222, 211, 197).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Wheat Sheaf (#DFD4C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#DED3C5 color codes

HEX	`#DED3C5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 211, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.07, 1.43, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.07, 8.41, 80.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.496, 66.15, 62.236)`
Decimal	`14603205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED3C5, 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 #DED3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #DED3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded3c5; }
.text { color: #ded3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 211 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded3c5, #dcdec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DED3C5?: #DED3C5 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED3C5?: The RGB value is 222, 211, 197: 222 red, 211 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED3C5?: The complementary color is #C5D0DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.