Palettes / Colors / #DDDEBE
#DDDEBE — Light Muted Yellow
#DDDEBE is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DDDEBE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DDDEBE is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #C0BFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFD0BF and #CDDFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDDEBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 222, 190 |
| HSL | 62°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 62°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 14%, 13% |
| XYZ | 65.23, 71.33, 59.05 |
| Yxy | 71.33, 0.3335, 0.3647 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.65, -5.71, 15.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.46, -5.51, 13.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDDEBE
.text { color: #DDDEBE; }
.background { background-color: #DDDEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 222, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 222, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 222, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDDEBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDEBE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDDEBE
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Tones of #DDDEBE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0BFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDDEBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDEBE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDDEBE: ·
How #DDDEBE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDDEBE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDDEBE?
#DDDEBE is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 222, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDEBE?
#DDDEBE is RGB 221, 222, 190 — HSL 62°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDDEBE?
Its complement is #C0BFDF; analogous partners are #DFD0BF and #CDDFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDDEBE for text?
Black text on #DDDEBE has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.