Palettes / Colors / #DED2AF
#DED2AF — Light Muted Yellow
#DED2AF 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 #DED2AF 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.
#DED2AF 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 #AFBBDE; it also sits naturally between #DEBBAF and #D3DEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DED2AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 210, 175 |
| HSL | 45°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 45°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 21%, 13% |
| XYZ | 60.91, 64.72, 49.84 |
| Yxy | 64.72, 0.3471, 0.3688 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.34, -1.42, 18.86 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.45, -1.36, 15.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DED2AF
.text { color: #DED2AF; }
.background { background-color: #DED2AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED2AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 210, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED2AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 210, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED2AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 210, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DED2AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED2AF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DED2AF
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Tones of #DED2AF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFBBDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DED2AF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED2AF
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 #DED2AF: ·
How #DED2AF 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 #DED2AF 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 #DED2AF?
#DED2AF is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 210, 175). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DED2AF?
#DED2AF is RGB 222, 210, 175 — HSL 45°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 21%, 13%.
What colors go with #DED2AF?
Its complement is #AFBBDE; analogous partners are #DEBBAF and #D3DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DED2AF for text?
Black text on #DED2AF has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.