Palettes / Colors / #DEDEAF

#DEDEAF — Light Muted Yellow

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

#DEDEAF is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFAFDE; it also sits naturally between #DEC7AF and #C7DEAF. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDEAF

.text { color: #DEDEAF; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFAFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDEAF: #000000.

How #DEDEAF 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 #DEDEAF 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

← #DEDEAE  ·  #DEDEB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDEAF?

#DEDEAF is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 222, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDEAF?

#DEDEAF is RGB 222, 222, 175 — HSL 60°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDEAF?

Its complement is #AFAFDE; analogous partners are #DEC7AF and #C7DEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDEAF for text?

Black text on #DEDEAF has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.