Palettes / Colors / #DED97E

#DED97E — Light Yellow

#DED97E is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DED97E 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.

#DED97E 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 #7D82DE; it also sits naturally between #DEA97D and #B2DE7D. 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 85% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 43% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED97E

.text { color: #DED97E; }
.background { background-color: #DED97E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED97E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 217, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 59%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED97E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 217, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED97E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 217, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED97E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED97E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D82DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED97E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED97E

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 #DED97E 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 #DED97E 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

← #DED97D  ·  #DED97F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED97E?

#DED97E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 217, 126). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED97E?

#DED97E is RGB 222, 217, 126 — HSL 57°, 59%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 43%, 13%.

What colors go with #DED97E?

Its complement is #7D82DE; analogous partners are #DEA97D and #B2DE7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED97E for text?

Black text on #DED97E has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.