Palettes / Colors / #DEDEB8

#DEDEB8 — Light Muted Yellow

#DEDEB8 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEDEB8 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 #B9B9DF; it also sits naturally between #DFCCB9 and #CCDFB9. 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 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDEB8

.text { color: #DEDEB8; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDEB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDEB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDEB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDEB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDEB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9B9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDEB8: #000000.

How #DEDEB8 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 #DEDEB8 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

← #DEDEB7  ·  #DEDEB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDEB8?

#DEDEB8 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 222, 184). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDEB8?

#DEDEB8 is RGB 222, 222, 184 — HSL 60°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 17%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDEB8?

Its complement is #B9B9DF; analogous partners are #DFCCB9 and #CCDFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDEB8 for text?

Black text on #DEDEB8 has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.