What color is #DED7BA?

#DED7BA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED7BA?

The RGB value is 222, 215, 186: 222 red, 215 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED7BA?

The complementary color is #BAC1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED7BA color

#DED7BA rgb(222, 215, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED7BA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.3% green and 72.9% blue (222, 215, 186).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Banana Frappé (#DDD5B6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#DED7BA color codes

HEX	`#DED7BA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 215, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 35%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 16%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -2.37, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 15.37, 98.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.287, 67.676, 56.174)`
Decimal	`14604218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED7BA, 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 #DED7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #DED7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded7ba; }
.text { color: #ded7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 215 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded7ba, #d3deba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DED7BA?: #DED7BA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Banana Frappé. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED7BA?: The RGB value is 222, 215, 186: 222 red, 215 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED7BA?: The complementary color is #BAC1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.