Antique white

#ddd9c8

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for antique white, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Antique white falls in the yellow band, light and muted. Yellows like this read optimistic and energetic. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Antique white color values

Every conversion for #ddd9c8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ddd9c8

RGB221, 217, 200

HSL49, 24%, 83%

HSV49, 10%, 87%

CMYK0%, 2%, 10%, 13%

Lab86.59, -1.54, 8.85

XYZ65.06, 69.17, 64.57

Decimal14539208

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5665 C

Shades of antique white

#cec8b0 #bfb898 #b0a780 #a19667 #8c8156 #736b47 #5b5538 #433e2a #2b281b #13120c

Tints of antique white

#e0dccc #e2dfd1 #e5e2d5 #e8e5da #ebe8de #edebe2 #f0eee7 #f3f1eb #f5f4f0 #f8f7f4

Colors that go with antique white

Complementary#c8ccdd Analogous#ddcec8 Analogous#d7ddc8 Triadic#c8ddd9 Triadic#d9c8dd Split complementary#c8d7dd Split complementary#cec8dd

Antique white in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 10, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ddd9c8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 10 13

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 13 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Antique white in css

Copy #ddd9c8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ddd9c8; }
.text { color: #ddd9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd9c8; }

How antique white looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Antique white and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ddd9c8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ddd9c8 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Antique white on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #ddd9c8 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around antique white? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn antique white into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #ddd9c8 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from antique white, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #ddd9c8 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.