What color is #DEE1BC?

#DEE1BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE1BC?

The RGB value is 222, 225, 188: 222 red, 225 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE1BC?

The complementary color is #BFBCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE1BC color

#DEE1BC rgb(222, 225, 188)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEE1BC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.2% green and 73.7% blue (222, 225, 188).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 38% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#DEE1BC color codes

HEX	`#DEE1BC`
RGB	`rgb(222, 225, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 38%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 16%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, -7.18, 17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 19.2, 111.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.126, 73.011, 58.176)`
Decimal	`14606780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE1BC, 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 #DEE1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #DEE1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee1bc; }
.text { color: #dee1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 225 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee1bc, #cce1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEE1BC?: #DEE1BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE1BC?: The RGB value is 222, 225, 188: 222 red, 225 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE1BC?: The complementary color is #BFBCE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.