What color is #DEDFC9?

#DEDFC9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDFC9?

The RGB value is 222, 223, 201: 222 red, 223 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDFC9?

The complementary color is #CAC9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDFC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDFC9 color

#DEDFC9 rgb(222, 223, 201)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEDFC9 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.5% green and 78.8% blue (222, 223, 201).

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.

This exact color is also called Sip of Mint.

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

#DEDFC9 color codes

HEX	`#DEDFC9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 223, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.22, -4.12, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.22, 11.44, 111.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.053, 72.522, 65.713)`
Decimal	`14606281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDFC9, 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 #DEDFC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDFC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #DEDFC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedfc9; }
.text { color: #dedfc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedfc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 223 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedfc9, #d3dfc9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DEDFC9?: #DEDFC9 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDFC9?: The RGB value is 222, 223, 201: 222 red, 223 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDFC9?: The complementary color is #CAC9DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDFC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.