Palettes / Colors / #DED1AE
#DED1AE — Light Muted Yellow
#DED1AE 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 #DED1AE 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.
#DED1AE 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 #AFBCDE; it also sits naturally between #DEBAAF and #D3DEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DED1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 209, 174 |
| HSL | 44°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 44°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.56, 64.19, 49.24 |
| Yxy | 64.19, 0.3481, 0.3689 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.06, -1.05, 19.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.12, -1.00, 15.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DED1AE
.text { color: #DED1AE; }
.background { background-color: #DED1AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED1AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 209, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED1AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 209, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED1AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 209, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DED1AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED1AE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFBCDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DED1AE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED1AE
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 #DED1AE: ·
How #DED1AE 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 #DED1AE 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 #DED1AE?
#DED1AE is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 209, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DED1AE?
#DED1AE is RGB 222, 209, 174 — HSL 44°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #DED1AE?
Its complement is #AFBCDE; analogous partners are #DEBAAF and #D3DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DED1AE for text?
Black text on #DED1AE has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.