Palettes / Colors / #DEDBBB
#DEDBBB — Light Muted Yellow
#DEDBBB is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DEDBBB 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.
#DEDBBB 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 #BABDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEC9BA and #CFDEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEDBBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 219, 187 |
| HSL | 55°, 35%, 80% |
| HSV | 55°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.43, 69.78, 57.09 |
| Yxy | 69.78, 0.3368, 0.3648 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.89, -4.27, 16.12 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.53, -4.12, 13.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEDBBB
.text { color: #DEDBBB; }
.background { background-color: #DEDBBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDBBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 219, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDBBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 219, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDBBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 219, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEDBBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDBBB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEDBBB
Tints of #DEDBBB
Tones of #DEDBBB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BABDDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEDBBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDBBB
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 #DEDBBB: ·
How #DEDBBB 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 #DEDBBB 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 #DEDBBB?
#DEDBBB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 219, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDBBB?
#DEDBBB is RGB 222, 219, 187 — HSL 55°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEDBBB?
Its complement is #BABDDE; analogous partners are #DEC9BA and #CFDEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEDBBB for text?
Black text on #DEDBBB has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.