What color is #DED5CB?

#DED5CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED5CB?

The RGB value is 222, 213, 203: 222 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED5CB?

The complementary color is #CBD4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED5CB color

#DED5CB rgb(222, 213, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED5CB is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.5% green and 79.6% blue (222, 213, 203).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shōji (#DED5C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#DED5CB color codes

HEX	`#DED5CB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 213, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.72, 1.38, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.72, 6.19, 77.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.697, 67.431, 66.095)`
Decimal	`14603723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED5CB, 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 #DED5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #DED5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded5cb; }
.text { color: #ded5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 213 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded5cb, #dddecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DED5CB?: #DED5CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Shōji. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED5CB?: The RGB value is 222, 213, 203: 222 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED5CB?: The complementary color is #CBD4DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.