What color is #DEDBD2?

#DEDBD2 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Skyvory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDBD2?

The RGB value is 222, 219, 210: 222 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDBD2?

The complementary color is #D2D5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDBD2 color

#DEDBD2 rgb(222, 219, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDBD2 is a very light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.9% green and 82.4% blue (222, 219, 210).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 15% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skyvory (#DCD7CD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#DEDBD2 color codes

HEX	`#DEDBD2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 219, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 15%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 5%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, -0.55, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 4.81, 96.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.087, 70.846, 71.101)`
Decimal	`14605266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDBD2, 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 #DEDBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #DEDBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedbd2; }
.text { color: #dedbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 219 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedbd2, #dbded2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #DEDBD2?: #DEDBD2 is a very light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Skyvory. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDBD2?: The RGB value is 222, 219, 210: 222 red, 219 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDBD2?: The complementary color is #D2D5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.