Palettes / Colors / #DEDFA3
#DEDFA3 — Light Muted Yellow
#DEDFA3 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DEDFA3 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.
#DEDFA3 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 #A5A4DF; it also sits naturally between #DFC3A4 and #C1DFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEDFA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 223, 163 |
| HSL | 61°, 48%, 76% |
| HSV | 61°, 27%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 27%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.12, 70.95, 45.02 |
| Yxy | 70.95, 0.3525, 0.3962 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.46, -9.72, 29.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.23, -9.28, 23.56 |
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
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CSS code for #DEDFA3
.text { color: #DEDFA3; }
.background { background-color: #DEDFA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDFA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 223, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDFA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 223, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDFA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 223, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEDFA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDFA3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEDFA3
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Tones of #DEDFA3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A5A4DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.19:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEDFA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDFA3
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEDFA3: ·
How #DEDFA3 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 #DEDFA3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEDFA3?
#DEDFA3 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 223, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDFA3?
#DEDFA3 is RGB 222, 223, 163 — HSL 61°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 13%.
What colors go with #DEDFA3?
Its complement is #A5A4DF; analogous partners are #DFC3A4 and #C1DFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEDFA3 for text?
Black text on #DEDFA3 has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.