What color is #DEDFCC?

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

What is the RGB value of #DEDFCC?

The RGB value is 222, 223, 204: 222 red, 223 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDFCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DEDFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDFCC color

#DEDFCC rgb(222, 223, 204)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.5% green and 80% blue (222, 223, 204).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 23% saturation and 84% 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 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#DEDFCC color codes

HEX	`#DEDFCC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 223, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.29, -3.62, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.29, 9.88, 111.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.41, 72.665, 67.59)`
Decimal	`14606284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDFCC, 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 #DEDFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	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 #DEDFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedfcc; }
.text { color: #dedfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 223 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedfcc, #d5dfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DEDFCC?: #DEDFCC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDFCC?: The RGB value is 222, 223, 204: 222 red, 223 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDFCC?: The complementary color is #CDCCDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.