What color is #DEDFC8?

#DEDFC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDFC8?

The RGB value is 222, 223, 200: 222 red, 223 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDFC8?

The complementary color is #C9C8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDFC8 color

#DEDFC8 rgb(222, 223, 200)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEDFC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.5% green and 78.4% blue (222, 223, 200).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#DEDFC8 color codes

HEX	`#DEDFC8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 223, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.2, -4.28, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.2, 11.96, 110.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.936, 72.475, 65.095)`
Decimal	`14606280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDFC8, 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 #DEDFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #DEDFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedfc8; }
.text { color: #dedfc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedfc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 223 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedfc8, #d3dfc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DEDFC8?: #DEDFC8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDFC8?: The RGB value is 222, 223, 200: 222 red, 223 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDFC8?: The complementary color is #C9C8DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.