Palettes / Colors / #DEDD4E

#DEDD4E — Yellow

#DEDD4E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEDD4E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E4EDF; it also sits naturally between #DF964E and #96DF4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDD4E

.text { color: #DEDD4E; }
.background { background-color: #DEDD4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDD4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 221, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 69%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDD4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 221, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDD4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 221, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDD4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDD4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEDD4E

Tints of #DEDD4E

Tones of #DEDD4E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E4EDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDD4E: #000000.

How #DEDD4E 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 #DEDD4E 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

← #DEDD4D  ·  #DEDD4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDD4E?

#DEDD4E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 221, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDD4E?

#DEDD4E is RGB 222, 221, 78 — HSL 60°, 69%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 65%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDD4E?

Its complement is #4E4EDF; analogous partners are #DF964E and #96DF4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDD4E for text?

Black text on #DEDD4E has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.