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#DDE2BC — Light Muted Yellow

#DDE2BC is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DDE2BC 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.

#DDE2BC 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 #C0BBE2; it also sits naturally between #E2D4BB and #C9E2BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDE2BC · RGB 221, 226, 188

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Color values

HEX#DDE2BC
RGB221, 226, 188
HSL68°, 40%, 81%
HSV68°, 17%, 89%
CMYK2%, 0%, 17%, 11%
XYZ66.09, 73.40, 58.26
Yxy73.40, 0.3342, 0.3712
CIE-Lab88.64, -8.05, 18.04
Hunter Lab85.67, -7.76, 15.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 74%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #DDE2BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDE2BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDE2BC

.text { color: #DDE2BC; }
.background { background-color: #DDE2BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDE2BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 226, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDE2BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 226, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDE2BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 226, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDE2BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDE2BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDE2BC

#CED69F#C2CB86#B3BF69#A5B34D#8E9A42#737D36#596029#3F441D#282B12#0D0E06

Tints of #DDE2BC

#E0E5C2#E2E7C6#E6EACD#E8EBD1#EBEED8#EDF0DB#F1F3E2#F2F4E6#F6F7ED#F8F9F1

Tones of #DDE2BC

#DBDFBE#D9DDC0#D7DAC3#D5D7C6#D2D4C9#D1D1CC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0BBE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDE2BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDE2BC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDE2BC: ·

How #DDE2BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DFDFC5Deuteranopia · #DFDFC7Tritanopia · #DDCCCE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDE2BC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Horizon
#807E25 · #43C8C5 · #CF61D1 · #DCE2BB
Frozen Ruby Summit
#5535A5 · #8075D3 · #B0CE65 · #E0E5BF
Palette E1dfba
#E1DFBA · #7F7E90 · #4D424D · #36292C
Misty Ruby Mirage
#3D2577 · #B58ADB · #96BB3A · #DDE6C0
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #F4EAD5 · #FFFBE9
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DCE2BB#E0E5BF#E1DFBA#DDE6C0#DAE2B6#D7E2C0#E0E5B6#DFE7B7#D7E4C0#DADBBD#E2E2B6#E4DEBE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDE2BB  ·  #DDE2BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDE2BC?

#DDE2BC is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 226, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDE2BC?

#DDE2BC is RGB 221, 226, 188 — HSL 68°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDE2BC?

Its complement is #C0BBE2; analogous partners are #E2D4BB and #C9E2BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDE2BC for text?

Black text on #DDE2BC has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.