Palettes / Colors / #DED3AB

#DED3AB — Light Muted Yellow

#DED3AB is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DED3AB 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 #ABB6DE; it also sits naturally between #DEB9AB 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 83% · Blue 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED3AB

.text { color: #DED3AB; }
.background { background-color: #DED3AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED3AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 211, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED3AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 211, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED3AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 211, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED3AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED3AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DED3AB

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Tones of #DED3AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABB6DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED3AB: #000000.

How #DED3AB 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 #DED3AB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DED3AA  ·  #DED3AC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED3AB?

#DED3AB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 211, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED3AB?

#DED3AB is RGB 222, 211, 171 — HSL 47°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 23%, 13%.

What colors go with #DED3AB?

Its complement is #ABB6DE; analogous partners are #DEB9AB and #D0DEAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED3AB for text?

Black text on #DED3AB has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.