Palettes / Colors / #DEDDA2

#DEDDA2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DEDDA2 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEDDA2 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A1A2DE; it also sits naturally between #DEBEA1 and #C0DEA1. 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 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDDA2

.text { color: #DEDDA2; }
.background { background-color: #DEDDA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDDA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 221, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 48%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDDA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 221, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDDA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 221, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDDA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDDA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEDDA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A1A2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDDA2: #000000.

How #DEDDA2 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 #DEDDA2 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

← #DEDDA1  ·  #DEDDA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDDA2?

#DEDDA2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 221, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDDA2?

#DEDDA2 is RGB 222, 221, 162 — HSL 59°, 48%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDDA2?

Its complement is #A1A2DE; analogous partners are #DEBEA1 and #C0DEA1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDDA2 for text?

Black text on #DEDDA2 has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.