What color is #DED7BF?

#DED7BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED7BF?

The RGB value is 222, 215, 191: 222 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED7BF?

The complementary color is #BFC6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED7BF color

#DED7BF rgb(222, 215, 191)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED7BF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.3% green and 74.9% blue (222, 215, 191).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 32% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#DED7BF color codes

HEX	`#DED7BF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 215, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 32%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.95, -1.6, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.95, 12.81, 97.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.828, 67.893, 59.022)`
Decimal	`14604223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED7BF, 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 #DED7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #DED7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded7bf; }
.text { color: #ded7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 215 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded7bf, #d6debf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DED7BF?: #DED7BF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED7BF?: The RGB value is 222, 215, 191: 222 red, 215 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED7BF?: The complementary color is #BFC6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.