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#DEDBB2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DEDBB2 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 #DEDBB2 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.

#DEDBB2 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0B3DD; it also sits naturally between #DDC4B0 and #CADDB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEDBB2 · RGB 222, 219, 178

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Color values

HEX#DEDBB2
RGB222, 219, 178
HSL56°, 40%, 78%
HSV56°, 20%, 87%
CMYK0%, 1%, 20%, 13%
XYZ63.49, 69.41, 52.17
Yxy69.41, 0.3431, 0.3750
CIE-Lab86.71, -5.61, 20.58
Hunter Lab83.31, -5.39, 17.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 20% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEDBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEDBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEDBB2

.text { color: #DEDBB2; }
.background { background-color: #DEDBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 219, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 40%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 219, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 219, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEDBB2

#D3CF97#C6C17B#BCB662#ABA549#928D3F#797534#5D5928#44411D#272611#0E0E06

Tints of #DEDBB2

#E0DEB8#E3E1BF#E5E3C2#E8E6C9#EBE9D1#EEEDD8#F1F0DF#F3F2E2#F6F5EA#F9F8F1

Tones of #DEDBB2

#DAD7B4#D7D5B7#D4D2BA#D0CFBD#CDCCC1#CACAC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0B3DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.88:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEDBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDBB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DEDBB2: ·

How #DEDBB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DDDDBCDeuteranopia · #DDDDBETritanopia · #DEC4C5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEDBB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Cc7351
#CC7351 · #E08F62 · #DED7B1 · #9DAB86
Palette E0d8b0
#E0D8B0 · #FCFFE7 · #DEA057 · #CE9461
Palette Daddb1
#DADDB1 · #B3A492 · #BFB29E · #D6C7AE
Palette E43636
#E43636 · #F6EFD2 · #E2DDB4 · #000000
Palette 7c93c3
#7C93C3 · #55679C · #1E2A5E · #E1D7B7
Palette 932f67
#932F67 · #D92C54 · #DDDEAB · #8ABB6C

Similar colors

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

#DED7B1#E0D8B0#DADDB1#E2DDB4#E1D7B7#DDDEAB#E4DFB5#E2DAAB#E5D9B6#DAD4B5#DCD3B5#DAE2B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEDBB1  ·  #DEDBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDBB2?

#DEDBB2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 219, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDBB2?

#DEDBB2 is RGB 222, 219, 178 — HSL 56°, 40%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 20%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDBB2?

Its complement is #B0B3DD; analogous partners are #DDC4B0 and #CADDB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDBB2 for text?

Black text on #DEDBB2 has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.