What color is #DEE0CF?

#DEE0CF 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 #DEE0CF?

The RGB value is 222, 224, 207: 222 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE0CF?

The complementary color is #D1CFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE0CF color

#DEE0CF rgb(222, 224, 207)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEE0CF is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.8% green and 81.2% blue (222, 224, 207).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Wild Wheat (#E0E1D1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#DEE0CF color codes

HEX	`#DEE0CF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 224, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.61, -3.64, 8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.61, 8.87, 114.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.041, 73.346, 69.592)`
Decimal	`14606543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE0CF, 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 #DEE0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #DEE0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee0cf; }
.text { color: #dee0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 224 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee0cf, #d6e0cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DEE0CF?: #DEE0CF 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 #DEE0CF?: The RGB value is 222, 224, 207: 222 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE0CF?: The complementary color is #D1CFE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.