What color is #DEDAC7?

#DEDAC7 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 #DEDAC7?

The RGB value is 222, 218, 199: 222 red, 218 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDAC7?

The complementary color is #C7CBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDAC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDAC7 color

#DEDAC7 rgb(222, 218, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDAC7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.5% green and 78% blue (222, 218, 199).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oatmeal (#E0DCC8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#DEDAC7 color codes

HEX	`#DEDAC7`
RGB	`rgb(222, 218, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.9, -1.87, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.9, 10.01, 100.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.503, 69.796, 64.043)`
Decimal	`14604999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDAC7, 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 #DEDAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDAC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #DEDAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedac7; }
.text { color: #dedac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 218 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedac7, #d6dec7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DEDAC7?: #DEDAC7 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 #DEDAC7?: The RGB value is 222, 218, 199: 222 red, 218 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDAC7?: The complementary color is #C7CBDE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDAC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.