What color is #DED8CB?

#DED8CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED8CB?

The RGB value is 222, 216, 203: 222 red, 216 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED8CB?

The complementary color is #CBD1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED8CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED8CB color

#DED8CB rgb(222, 216, 203)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED8CB is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.7% green and 79.6% blue (222, 216, 203).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Polished Limestone (#DCD5C8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#DED8CB color codes

HEX	`#DED8CB`
RGB	`rgb(222, 216, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.48, -0.18, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.48, 7.13, 91.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.458, 68.954, 66.349)`
Decimal	`14604491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED8CB, 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 #DED8CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED8CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #DED8CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded8cb; }
.text { color: #ded8cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded8cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 216 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded8cb, #dadecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DED8CB?: #DED8CB is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Polished Limestone. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED8CB?: The RGB value is 222, 216, 203: 222 red, 216 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED8CB?: The complementary color is #CBD1DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED8CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.79:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.