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#DED6CE Color

#DED6CE is rgb(222, 214, 206) in RGB, hsl(30, 20%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DED6CE
HEX#DED6CE
RGBrgb(222, 214, 206)
HSLhsl(30, 20%, 84%)
HSVhsv(30, 7%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.014 67.6)
LABlab(86.11% 1.82 4.99)
LCHlch(86.11% 5.31 70.00)

What #DED6CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DED6CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#DED6CE Channel Values

How #DED6CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 214 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 20% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 7% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 7% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DED6CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DED6CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DED6CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DED6CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DED6CE.

How #DED6CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DED6CE
Protanopia#D7D7CE
Protanomaly#DAD7CE
Deuteranopia#D9D9CE
Deuteranomaly#DBD8CE
Tritanopia#DFD5D5
Tritanomaly#DFD5D2
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

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Using #DED6CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ded6ce: #DED6CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DED6CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ded6ce': '#DED6CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.839, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_ded6ce">#DED6CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#DED6CE"

More Orange Colors

#DED6CE sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DED6CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DED6CE?

#DED6CE is a lightest orange — rgb(222, 214, 206) in RGB and hsl(30, 20%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Timberwolf (#DBD7D2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #DED6CE?

#DED6CE is rgb(222, 214, 206) — red 222, green 214, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DED6CE?

#DED6CE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DED6CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DED6CE scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DED6CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DED6CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 5.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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