Palettes / Colors / #DEE09E

#DEE09E — Light Muted Yellow

#DEE09E 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 #DEE09E 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.

#DEE09E 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 #A09EE0; it also sits naturally between #E0C19E and #BDE09E. 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 88% · Blue 62%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEE09E

.text { color: #DEE09E; }
.background { background-color: #DEE09E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE09E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 224, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 52%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE09E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 224, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE09E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 224, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEE09E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE09E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A09EE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEE09E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE09E

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 #DEE09E 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 #DEE09E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEE09E?

#DEE09E is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 224, 158). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE09E?

#DEE09E is RGB 222, 224, 158 — HSL 62°, 52%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 29%, 12%.

What colors go with #DEE09E?

Its complement is #A09EE0; analogous partners are #E0C19E and #BDE09E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEE09E for text?

Black text on #DEE09E has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.