What color is #DED7BE?

#DED7BE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED7BE?

The RGB value is 222, 215, 190: 222 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED7BE?

The complementary color is #BEC5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED7BE color

#DED7BE rgb(222, 215, 190)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED7BE is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.3% green and 74.5% blue (222, 215, 190).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Horseradish (#E6DFC4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#DED7BE color codes

HEX	`#DED7BE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 215, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.93, -1.76, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.93, 13.32, 97.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.718, 67.849, 58.445)`
Decimal	`14604222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED7BE, 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 #DED7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #DED7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded7be; }
.text { color: #ded7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 215 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded7be, #d5debe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DED7BE?: #DED7BE is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Horseradish. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED7BE?: The RGB value is 222, 215, 190: 222 red, 215 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED7BE?: The complementary color is #BEC5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.