Palettes / Colors / #DEDE7B

#DEDE7B — Light Yellow

#DEDE7B is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEDE7B 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 #7C7CDE; it also sits naturally between #DEAD7C and #ADDE7C. 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 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDE7B

.text { color: #DEDE7B; }
.background { background-color: #DEDE7B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDE7B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 60%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDE7B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDE7B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDE7B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDE7B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEDE7B

Tints of #DEDE7B

Tones of #DEDE7B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C7CDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDE7B: #000000.

How #DEDE7B 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 #DEDE7B 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

← #DEDE7A  ·  #DEDE7C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDE7B?

#DEDE7B is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 222, 123). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDE7B?

#DEDE7B is RGB 222, 222, 123 — HSL 60°, 60%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 45%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDE7B?

Its complement is #7C7CDE; analogous partners are #DEAD7C and #ADDE7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDE7B for text?

Black text on #DEDE7B has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.