Information about #DDE1CA color

#DDE1CA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DDE1CA belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 225, 202) — 86.7% red, 88.2% green, 79.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 0 / 9 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DDE1CA is a softly balanced golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Green White (#DEDDCB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Ecru White (#E0DCCC) and Half Titania (#E0DCCE).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 225, 202) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DDE1CA: 15.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DDE1CA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DDE1CA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DDE1CA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DDE1CA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDE1CA
  • RGB221, 225, 202
  • CMYK2, 0, 9, 12
  • CSSrgb(221, 225, 202)
  • HSL70°, 28%, 84%
  • HSL Precise70.435°, 27.711%, 83.725%
  • HSV70°, 10%, 88%
  • HSB70°, 10%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.882, 0.792)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.882, 0.792, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.882, 0.792)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDE1CA
  • DECIMAL ID14541258
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01