Palettes / Colors / #DEDCB5
#DEDCB5 — Light Muted Yellow
#DEDCB5 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 #DEDCB5 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.
#DEDCB5 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 #B5B7DE; it also sits naturally between #DEC7B5 and #CBDEB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEDCB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 220, 181 |
| HSL | 57°, 38%, 79% |
| HSV | 57°, 18%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 18%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.06, 70.05, 53.86 |
| Yxy | 70.05, 0.3408, 0.3727 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.02, -5.68, 19.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.70, -5.47, 16.49 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEDCB5
.text { color: #DEDCB5; }
.background { background-color: #DEDCB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDCB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 220, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDCB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 220, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDCB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 220, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEDCB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDCB5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B5B7DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEDCB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDCB5
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 #DEDCB5: ·
How #DEDCB5 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 #DEDCB5 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 #DEDCB5?
#DEDCB5 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 220, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDCB5?
#DEDCB5 is RGB 222, 220, 181 — HSL 57°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 18%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEDCB5?
Its complement is #B5B7DE; analogous partners are #DEC7B5 and #CBDEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEDCB5 for text?
Black text on #DEDCB5 has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.