What color is #DEE2C3?

#DEE2C3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE2C3?

The RGB value is 222, 226, 195: 222 red, 226 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE2C3?

The complementary color is #C7C3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE2C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE2C3 color

#DEE2C3 rgb(222, 226, 195)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DEE2C3 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 88.6% green and 76.5% blue (222, 226, 195).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 35% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#DEE2C3 color codes

HEX	`#DEE2C3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 226, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 88.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 35%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, -6.61, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 16.13, 114.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.17, 73.863, 62.338)`
Decimal	`14607043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE2C3, 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 #DEE2C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE2C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #DEE2C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee2c3; }
.text { color: #dee2c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee2c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 226 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee2c3, #cfe2c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DEE2C3?: #DEE2C3 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE2C3?: The RGB value is 222, 226, 195: 222 red, 226 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE2C3?: The complementary color is #C7C3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE2C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.