What color is #DED9CE?

#DED9CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED9CE?

The RGB value is 222, 217, 206: 222 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED9CE?

The complementary color is #CED3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED9CE color

#DED9CE rgb(222, 217, 206)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DED9CE is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.1% green and 80.8% blue (222, 217, 206).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Athena (#DCD7CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

#DED9CE color codes

HEX	`#DED9CE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 217, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.81, -0.2, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.81, 6.02, 91.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.076, 69.612, 68.336)`
Decimal	`14604750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED9CE, 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 #DED9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #DED9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded9ce; }
.text { color: #ded9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 217 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded9ce, #dbdece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DED9CE?: #DED9CE is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Athena. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED9CE?: The RGB value is 222, 217, 206: 222 red, 217 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED9CE?: The complementary color is #CED3DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.