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#DED1BE Malt

#DED1BE is a very light gray named Malt. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.0% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(222, 209, 190)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 33% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DED1BE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.97:1.

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Variations of #DED1BE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DED1BE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DED1BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DED1BE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DAD4BE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D1BD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D1BD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DAD4BE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DBD3BE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4CDCC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0CFC4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6D2CE

#DED1BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#DED1BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.97:1 Super#DED1BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DED1BE in CSS

/* Malt */
.color { color: #DED1BE; }
.background { background-color: #DED1BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DED1BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 209 190);
color: hsl(36 33% 81%);
color: oklch(0.866 0.029 77.5);

#DED1BE FAQ

What color is #DED1BE?

#DED1BE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Malt. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #DED1BE?

#DED1BE is rgb(222, 209, 190) in RGB, hsl(36, 33%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DED1BE?

The complementary color of #DED1BE is #BECBDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DED1BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #DED1BE: 13.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DED1BE a warm or cool color?

#DED1BE is a neutral color.