Palettes / Colors / #DEDE89

#DEDE89 — Light Yellow

#DEDE89 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DEDE89 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.

#DEDE89 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 #8888DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB388 and #B3DD88. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDE89

.text { color: #DEDE89; }
.background { background-color: #DEDE89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDE89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 56%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDE89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDE89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDE89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDE89">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8888DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDE89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDE89

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:

How #DEDE89 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 #DEDE89 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

← #DEDE88  ·  #DEDE8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDE89?

#DEDE89 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 222, 137). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDE89?

#DEDE89 is RGB 222, 222, 137 — HSL 60°, 56%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 38%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDE89?

Its complement is #8888DD; analogous partners are #DDB388 and #B3DD88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDE89 for text?

Black text on #DEDE89 has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.