Palettes / Colors / #DEB545

#DEB545 — Yellow

#DEB545 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #DEB545 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.

#DEB545 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #456EDE; it also sits naturally between #DE6845 and #BADE45. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 71% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 69% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEB545

.text { color: #DEB545; }
.background { background-color: #DEB545; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEB545; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 181, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 70%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEB545; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 181, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEB545; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 181, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEB545">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEB545">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEB545

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #456EDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEB545: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEB545

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:

How #DEB545 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 #DEB545 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEB545?

#DEB545 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 181, 69). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEB545?

#DEB545 is RGB 222, 181, 69 — HSL 44°, 70%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 69%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEB545?

Its complement is #456EDE; analogous partners are #DE6845 and #BADE45. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEB545 for text?

Black text on #DEB545 has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.