What color is #DEE8D0?

#DEE8D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEE8D0?

The RGB value is 222, 232, 208: 222 red, 232 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEE8D0?

The complementary color is #DAD0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEE8D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEE8D0 color

#DEE8D0 rgb(222, 232, 208)

Shades of green

The hex color #DEE8D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 91% green and 81.6% blue (222, 232, 208).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 34% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Celery (#DCE7CB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#DEE8D0 color codes

HEX	`#DEE8D0`
RGB	`rgb(222, 232, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 91%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 34%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 10%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.69, -7.54, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.69, 12.96, 125.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.364, 77.797, 70.972)`
Decimal	`14608592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEE8D0, 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 #DEE8D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEE8D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #DEE8D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dee8d0; }
.text { color: #dee8d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dee8d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 232 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dee8d0, #d2e8d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #DEE8D0?: #DEE8D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Breath of Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEE8D0?: The RGB value is 222, 232, 208: 222 red, 232 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEE8D0?: The complementary color is #DAD0E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEE8D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.