#ddddcd

Color #ddddcd

A muted very light yellow.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 3.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ddddcd

RGB

rgb(221, 221, 205)

HSL

hsl(60, 19%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 7.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 7.2%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(87.72, -2.78, 7.85)

LCH

lch(87.72, 8.33, 109.5)

OKLCH

oklch(89.3%, 0.0214, 106.83)

HWB

hwb(60, 80.4%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcddd

Analogous

#ddd5cd

#ddddcd

#d5ddcd

Triadic

#ddddcd

#cddddd

#ddcddd

Split-complementary

#ddddcd

#cdd5dd

#d5cddd

Tetradic

#ddddcd

#cdddcd

#cdcddd

#ddcddd

Square

#ddddcd

#cdddd5

#cdcddd

#ddcdd5

Shades

Color #ddddcd mixed toward black.

#c0c0a3

#a3a378

#7f7f56

#545439

#2a2a1d

Tints

Color #ddddcd mixed toward white.

#e3e3d5

#e8e8de

#eeeee6

#f4f4ee

#f9f9f7

Tones

Color #ddddcd mixed toward gray.

#dcdcce

#dadad0

#d9d9d1

#d8d8d2

#d6d6d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ddddd1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#ddddd2 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#ddd4d5 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#dcdcdc · ΔE 7.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddddcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddddcd]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#ddddcd (#ddddcd) is rgb(221, 221, 205) in RGB.

No, #ddddcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ddddcd, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast