What color is #DEE6AA?

#DEE6AA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE6AA?

The RGB value is 222, 230, 170: 222 red, 230 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE6AA?

The complementary color is #B2AAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE6AA color

#DEE6AA rgb(222, 230, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE6AA is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 90.2% green and 66.7% blue (222, 230, 170).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 55% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#DEE6AA color codes

HEX	`#DEE6AA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 230, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 90.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 55%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 26%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.41, -12.29, 28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.41, 30.97, 113.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.676, 75.026, 49.044)`
Decimal	`14608042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE6AA, 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 #DEE6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #DEE6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee6aa; }
.text { color: #dee6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 230 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee6aa, #c0e6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEE6AA?: #DEE6AA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE6AA?: The RGB value is 222, 230, 170: 222 red, 230 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE6AA?: The complementary color is #B2AAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.