Palettes / Colors / #DEDAAB
#DEDAAB — Light Muted Yellow
#DEDAAB is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DEDAAB 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.
#DEDAAB 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 #ABAFDE; it also sits naturally between #DEC0AB and #C9DEAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEDAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 218, 171 |
| HSL | 55°, 44%, 77% |
| HSV | 55°, 23%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 23%, 13% |
| XYZ | 62.55, 68.61, 48.48 |
| Yxy | 68.61, 0.3482, 0.3820 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.31, -6.10, 23.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.83, -5.84, 19.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 23% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEDAAB
.text { color: #DEDAAB; }
.background { background-color: #DEDAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 218, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 218, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 218, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEDAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDAAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEDAAB
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Tones of #DEDAAB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABAFDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.43:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEDAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDAAB
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 #DEDAAB: ·
How #DEDAAB 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 #DEDAAB 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 #DEDAAB?
#DEDAAB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 218, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDAAB?
#DEDAAB is RGB 222, 218, 171 — HSL 55°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 23%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEDAAB?
Its complement is #ABAFDE; analogous partners are #DEC0AB and #C9DEAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEDAAB for text?
Black text on #DEDAAB has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.