Palettes / Colors / #DEDD4F

#DEDD4F — Yellow

#DEDD4F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEDD4F 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 #4F4FDE; it also sits naturally between #DE964F and #96DE4F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDD4F

.text { color: #DEDD4F; }
.background { background-color: #DEDD4F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDD4F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 221, 79); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 68%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDD4F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 221, 79, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDD4F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 221, 79, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDD4F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDD4F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEDD4F

Tints of #DEDD4F

Tones of #DEDD4F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4F4FDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDD4F: #000000.

How #DEDD4F 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 #DEDD4F 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

← #DEDD4E  ·  #DEDD50 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDD4F?

#DEDD4F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 221, 79). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDD4F?

#DEDD4F is RGB 222, 221, 79 — HSL 60°, 68%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 64%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDD4F?

Its complement is #4F4FDE; analogous partners are #DE964F and #96DE4F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDD4F for text?

Black text on #DEDD4F has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.