What color is #DEE3C1?

#DEE3C1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE3C1?

The RGB value is 222, 227, 193: 222 red, 227 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE3C1?

The complementary color is #C6C1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE3C1 color

#DEE3C1 rgb(222, 227, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE3C1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 89% green and 75.7% blue (222, 227, 193).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 38% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frost (#E1E4C5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.86:1).

#DEE3C1 color codes

HEX	`#DEE3C1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 227, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 89%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 38%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 15%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.07, -7.43, 16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.07, 17.7, 114.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.218, 74.318, 61.245)`
Decimal	`14607297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE3C1, 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 #DEE3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	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 #DEE3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee3c1; }
.text { color: #dee3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 227 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee3c1, #cde3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DEE3C1?: #DEE3C1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Frost. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE3C1?: The RGB value is 222, 227, 193: 222 red, 227 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE3C1?: The complementary color is #C6C1E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.