Palettes / Colors / #DED67C

#DED67C — Light Yellow

#DED67C is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DED67C 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 #7C85DE; it also sits naturally between #DEA57C and #B6DE7C. 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 84% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 44% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED67C

.text { color: #DED67C; }
.background { background-color: #DED67C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED67C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 214, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 60%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED67C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 214, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED67C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 214, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED67C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED67C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C85DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED67C: #000000.

How #DED67C 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 #DED67C 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

← #DED67B  ·  #DED67D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED67C?

#DED67C is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 214, 124). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED67C?

#DED67C is RGB 222, 214, 124 — HSL 55°, 60%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 44%, 13%.

What colors go with #DED67C?

Its complement is #7C85DE; analogous partners are #DEA57C and #B6DE7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED67C for text?

Black text on #DED67C has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.