Palettes / Colors / #DED2AB

#DED2AB — Light Muted Yellow

#DED2AB 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 #DED2AB 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.

#DED2AB is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABB7DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB8AB and #D0DEAB. 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 82% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED2AB

.text { color: #DED2AB; }
.background { background-color: #DED2AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED2AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 210, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED2AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 210, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED2AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 210, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED2AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED2AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABB7DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED2AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED2AB

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 #DED2AB 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 #DED2AB 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

← #DED2AA  ·  #DED2AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED2AB?

#DED2AB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 210, 171). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED2AB?

#DED2AB is RGB 222, 210, 171 — HSL 46°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #DED2AB?

Its complement is #ABB7DE; analogous partners are #DEB8AB and #D0DEAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED2AB for text?

Black text on #DED2AB has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.