What color is #DED5CD?

#DED5CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED5CD?

The RGB value is 222, 213, 205: 222 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED5CD?

The complementary color is #CDD6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED5CD color

#DED5CD rgb(222, 213, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DED5CD is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.5% green and 80.4% blue (222, 213, 205).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Oyster (#D9D2CD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#DED5CD color codes

HEX	`#DED5CD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 213, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.77, 1.71, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.77, 5.33, 71.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.937, 67.526, 67.359)`
Decimal	`14603725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED5CD, 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 #DED5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #DED5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded5cd; }
.text { color: #ded5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 213 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded5cd, #dedecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #DED5CD?: #DED5CD is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoked Oyster. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED5CD?: The RGB value is 222, 213, 205: 222 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED5CD?: The complementary color is #CDD6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.