Palettes / Colors / #DED449
#DED449 — Yellow
#DED449 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DED449 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.
#DED449 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 #4A54DE; it also sits naturally between #DE8A4A and #9EDE4A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DED449 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 212, 73 |
| HSL | 56°, 69%, 58% |
| HSV | 56°, 67%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 67%, 13% |
| XYZ | 54.87, 63.10, 15.59 |
| Yxy | 63.10, 0.4108, 0.4724 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.49, -12.52, 66.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.43, -11.65, 41.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 29%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 67% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DED449
.text { color: #DED449; }
.background { background-color: #DED449; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED449; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 212, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 69%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED449; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 212, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED449; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 212, 73, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DED449">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED449">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4A54DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DED449: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED449
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 #DED449: ·
How #DED449 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 #DED449 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 #DED449?
#DED449 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 212, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DED449?
#DED449 is RGB 222, 212, 73 — HSL 56°, 69%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 67%, 13%.
What colors go with #DED449?
Its complement is #4A54DE; analogous partners are #DE8A4A and #9EDE4A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DED449 for text?
Black text on #DED449 has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.