What color is #DFDEC4?

#DFDEC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFDEC4?

The RGB value is 223, 222, 196: 223 red, 222 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDEC4?

The complementary color is #C4C5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDEC4 color

#DFDEC4 rgb(223, 222, 196)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFDEC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.1% green and 76.9% blue (223, 222, 196).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 30% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#DFDEC4 color codes

HEX	`#DFDEC4`
RGB	`rgb(223, 222, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 30%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.93, -4.05, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.93, 13.51, 107.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.515, 71.917, 62.591)`
Decimal	`14671556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDEC4, 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 #DFDEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #DFDEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdec4; }
.text { color: #dfdec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 222 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdec4, #d3dfc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #DFDEC4?: #DFDEC4 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sip of Mint. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFDEC4?: The RGB value is 223, 222, 196: 223 red, 222 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDEC4?: The complementary color is #C4C5DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.