What color is #DED5C8?

#DED5C8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED5C8?

The RGB value is 222, 213, 200: 222 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED5C8?

The complementary color is #C8D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED5C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED5C8 color

#DED5C8 rgb(222, 213, 200)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED5C8 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.5% green and 78.4% blue (222, 213, 200).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shōji (#DED5C7), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#DED5C8 color codes

HEX	`#DED5C8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 213, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, 0.88, 7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 7.57, 83.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.343, 67.289, 64.231)`
Decimal	`14603720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED5C8, 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 #DED5C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED5C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #DED5C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded5c8; }
.text { color: #ded5c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded5c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 213 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded5c8, #dcdec8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DED5C8?: #DED5C8 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED5C8?: The RGB value is 222, 213, 200: 222 red, 213 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED5C8?: The complementary color is #C8D1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED5C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.