What color is #DED4C4?

#DED4C4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED4C4?

The RGB value is 222, 212, 196: 222 red, 212 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED4C4?

The complementary color is #C4CEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED4C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED4C4 color

#DED4C4 rgb(222, 212, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED4C4 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.1% green and 76.9% blue (222, 212, 196).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 28% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Wheat Sheaf (#DFD4C4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#DED4C4 color codes

HEX	`#DED4C4`
RGB	`rgb(222, 212, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 28%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.3, 0.75, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.3, 9.17, 85.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.631, 66.603, 61.717)`
Decimal	`14603460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED4C4, 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 #DED4C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED4C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #DED4C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded4c4; }
.text { color: #ded4c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded4c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 212 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded4c4, #dbdec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DED4C4?: #DED4C4 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wheat Sheaf. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED4C4?: The RGB value is 222, 212, 196: 222 red, 212 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED4C4?: The complementary color is #C4CEDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED4C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.