What color is #DED78D?

#DED78D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED78D?

The RGB value is 222, 215, 141: 222 red, 215 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED78D?

The complementary color is #8D94DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED78D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED78D color

#DED78D rgb(222, 215, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DED78D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.3% green and 55.3% blue (222, 215, 141).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 36% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#DED78D color codes

HEX	`#DED78D`
RGB	`rgb(222, 215, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 36%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 36%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, -8.37, 37.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 38.33, 102.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.233, 66.055, 34.824)`
Decimal	`14604173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED78D, 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 #DED78D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED78D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #DED78D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded78d; }
.text { color: #ded78d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded78d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 215 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded78d, #bdde8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DED78D?: #DED78D is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED78D?: The RGB value is 222, 215, 141: 222 red, 215 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED78D?: The complementary color is #8D94DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED78D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.