What color is #DEDEC9?

#DEDEC9 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 #DEDEC9?

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

What is the complementary color of #DEDEC9?

The complementary color is #C9C9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDEC9 color

#DEDEC9 rgb(222, 222, 201)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDEC9 is a very light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, 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 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#DEDEC9 color codes

HEX	`#DEDEC9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 222, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.96, -3.6, 10.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.96, 10.92, 109.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.787, 71.99, 65.624)`
Decimal	`14606025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDEC9, 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 #DEDEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #DEDEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedec9; }
.text { color: #dedec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 222 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedec9, #d3dec9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEDEC9?: #DEDEC9 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 #DEDEC9?: The RGB value is 222, 222, 201: 222 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDEC9?: The complementary color is #C9C9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.