What color is #DFDDCC?

#DFDDCC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDDCC?

The RGB value is 223, 221, 204: 223 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDDCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #DFDDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDDCC color

#DFDDCC rgb(223, 221, 204)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFDDCC is a very light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 86.7% green and 80% blue (223, 221, 204).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 23% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cocoon (#DEDBCC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#DFDDCC color codes

HEX	`#DFDDCC`
RGB	`rgb(223, 221, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 86.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 23%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.85, -2.24, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.85, 8.87, 104.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.186, 71.761, 67.427)`
Decimal	`14671308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDDCC, 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 #DFDDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #DFDDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfddcc; }
.text { color: #dfddcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfddcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 221 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfddcc, #d8dfcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DFDDCC?: #DFDDCC is a very light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cocoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDDCC?: The RGB value is 223, 221, 204: 223 red, 221 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDDCC?: The complementary color is #CCCEDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.