What color is #DEDAC6?

#DEDAC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDAC6?

The RGB value is 222, 218, 198: 222 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDAC6?

The complementary color is #C6CADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDAC6 color

#DEDAC6 rgb(222, 218, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDAC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.5% green and 77.6% blue (222, 218, 198).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#DEDAC6 color codes

HEX	`#DEDAC6`
RGB	`rgb(222, 218, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.87, -2.03, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.87, 10.53, 101.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.388, 69.75, 63.434)`
Decimal	`14604998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDAC6, 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 #DEDAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #DEDAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedac6; }
.text { color: #dedac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 218 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedac6, #d6dec6); }

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Questions

What color is #DEDAC6?: #DEDAC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Oatmeal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDAC6?: The RGB value is 222, 218, 198: 222 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDAC6?: The complementary color is #C6CADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.