What color is #DEDFCF?

#DEDFCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDFCF?

The RGB value is 222, 223, 207: 222 red, 223 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDFCF?

The complementary color is #D0CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDFCF color

#DEDFCF rgb(222, 223, 207)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.5% green and 81.2% blue (222, 223, 207).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.56:1).

#DEDFCF color codes

HEX	`#DEDFCF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 223, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.36, -3.12, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.36, 8.33, 112.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.773, 72.81, 69.503)`
Decimal	`14606287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDFCF, 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 #DEDFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.56:1	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 #DEDFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedfcf; }
.text { color: #dedfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 223 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedfcf, #d6dfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DEDFCF?: #DEDFCF is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wild Wheat. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDFCF?: The RGB value is 222, 223, 207: 222 red, 223 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDFCF?: The complementary color is #D0CFDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.