Palettes / Colors / #DEE2BC
#DEE2BC — Light Muted Yellow
#DEE2BC 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 #DEE2BC 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.
#DEE2BC 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 #BFBBE2; it also sits naturally between #E2D2BB and #CBE2BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 226, 188 |
| HSL | 66°, 40%, 81% |
| HSV | 66°, 17%, 89% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 17%, 11% |
| XYZ | 66.40, 73.55, 58.27 |
| Yxy | 73.55, 0.3350, 0.3711 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.71, -7.69, 18.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.76, -7.43, 15.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 74%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEE2BC
.text { color: #DEE2BC; }
.background { background-color: #DEE2BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE2BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 226, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE2BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 226, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE2BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 226, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE2BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE2BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFBBE2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE2BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE2BC
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 #DEE2BC: ·
How #DEE2BC 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 #DEE2BC 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 #DEE2BC?
#DEE2BC is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 226, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE2BC?
#DEE2BC is RGB 222, 226, 188 — HSL 66°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 17%, 11%.
What colors go with #DEE2BC?
Its complement is #BFBBE2; analogous partners are #E2D2BB and #CBE2BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE2BC for text?
Black text on #DEE2BC has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.