What color is #DEDDC9?

#DEDDC9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDDC9?

The RGB value is 222, 221, 201: 222 red, 221 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDDC9?

The complementary color is #C9CADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDDC9 color

#DEDDC9 rgb(222, 221, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDDC9 is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green and 78.8% blue (222, 221, 201).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#DEDDC9 color codes

HEX	`#DEDDC9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 221, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.7%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.71, -3.09, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.71, 10.41, 107.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.522, 71.46, 65.536)`
Decimal	`14605769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDDC9, 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 #DEDDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #DEDDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #deddc9; }
.text { color: #deddc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #deddc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 221 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #deddc9, #d4dec9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEDDC9?: #DEDDC9 is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDDC9?: The RGB value is 222, 221, 201: 222 red, 221 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDDC9?: The complementary color is #C9CADE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.