What color is #DFDEC6?

#DFDEC6 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 #DFDEC6?

The RGB value is 223, 222, 198: 223 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFDEC6?

The complementary color is #C6C7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFDEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFDEC6 color

#DFDEC6 rgb(223, 222, 198)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DFDEC6 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 87.1% green and 77.6% blue (223, 222, 198).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sip of Mint (#DEDFC9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.4:1).

#DFDEC6 color codes

HEX	`#DFDEC6`
RGB	`rgb(223, 222, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 87.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.97, -3.74, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.97, 12.48, 107.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.745, 72.008, 63.798)`
Decimal	`14671558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFDEC6, 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 #DFDEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFDEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.4:1	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 #DFDEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfdec6; }
.text { color: #dfdec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfdec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 222 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfdec6, #d3dfc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DFDEC6?: #DFDEC6 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 #DFDEC6?: The RGB value is 223, 222, 198: 223 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFDEC6?: The complementary color is #C6C7DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFDEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.4:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.