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#DEDFA5 — Light Muted Yellow

#DEDFA5 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 #DEDFA5 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.

#DEDFA5 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.

#DEDFA5 · RGB 222, 223, 165

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Color values

HEX#DEDFA5
RGB222, 223, 165
HSL61°, 48%, 76%
HSV61°, 26%, 87%
CMYK0%, 0%, 26%, 13%
XYZ63.30, 71.02, 45.97
Yxy71.02, 0.3511, 0.3939
CIE-Lab87.50, -9.45, 28.40
Hunter Lab84.27, -9.04, 22.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEDFA5 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEDFA5 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEDFA5

.text { color: #DEDFA5; }
.background { background-color: #DEDFA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDFA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 223, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDFA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 223, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDFA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 223, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEDFA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDFA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEDFA5

#D5D68A#CBCD70#C0C251#AFB13E#959735#7B7D2C#616222#434418#292A0F#0F0F05

Tints of #DEDFA5

#E1E2AC#E4E4B4#E6E7BB#E9EAC3#ECECCA#EFEFD2#F1F2D9#F4F4E1#F7F7E8#FAFAF0

Tones of #DEDFA5

#DADBA9#D6D7AD#D2D2B1#CECFB5#CACAB9#C6C6BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5A4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEDFA5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDFA5

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DEDFA5: ·

How #DEDFA5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DEDEB3Deuteranopia · #DEDEB6Tritanopia · #DEBEC1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEDFA5 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #DBDFAA · #B3C890 · #73A9AD
Palette 932f67
#932F67 · #D92C54 · #DDDEAB · #8ABB6C
Radiant Ruby Tempest
#3D25BC · #6552DD · #CADE5A · #D9E6A4

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E2DFA6#E2E0A5#E2DEA9#DBDFAA#DDDEAB#D9E6A4#E2DAAB#E6E5A3#E6D9A2#D6E4AB#DCE7AD#E4D6A9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEDFA4  ·  #DEDFA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDFA5?

#DEDFA5 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 223, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDFA5?

#DEDFA5 is RGB 222, 223, 165 — HSL 61°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 13%.

What colors go with #DEDFA5?

Its complement is #A5A4DF; analogous partners are #DFC3A4 and #C1DFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDFA5 for text?

Black text on #DEDFA5 has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.