What color is #DED7B1?

#DED7B1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED7B1?

The RGB value is 222, 215, 177: 222 red, 215 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED7B1?

The complementary color is #B1B8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED7B1?

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.

#DED7B1 color

#DED7B1 rgb(222, 215, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED7B1 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.3% green and 69.4% blue (222, 215, 177).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 41% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Stardust (#DDD3AE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#DED7B1 color codes

HEX	`#DED7B1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 215, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 41%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.66, -3.71, 19.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.66, 20, 100.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.36, 67.306, 51.293)`
Decimal	`14604209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED7B1, 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 #DED7B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED7B1 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 #DED7B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded7b1; }
.text { color: #ded7b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded7b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 215 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded7b1, #cfdeb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #DED7B1?: #DED7B1 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Stardust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED7B1?: The RGB value is 222, 215, 177: 222 red, 215 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED7B1?: The complementary color is #B1B8DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED7B1?: 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.