Palettes / Colors / #DEE2BD
#DEE2BD — Light Muted Yellow
#DEE2BD is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DEE2BD 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.
#DEE2BD 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 #BFBCE1; it also sits naturally between #E1D2BC and #CBE1BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 226, 189 |
| HSL | 66°, 39%, 81% |
| HSV | 66°, 16%, 89% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 16%, 11% |
| XYZ | 66.51, 73.60, 58.84 |
| Yxy | 73.60, 0.3343, 0.3699 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.73, -7.54, 17.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.79, -7.28, 15.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 74%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEE2BD
.text { color: #DEE2BD; }
.background { background-color: #DEE2BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE2BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 226, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 39%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE2BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 226, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE2BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 226, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE2BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE2BD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEE2BD
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Tones of #DEE2BD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BFBCE1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE2BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE2BD
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 #DEE2BD: ·
How #DEE2BD 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 #DEE2BD 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 #DEE2BD?
#DEE2BD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 226, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE2BD?
#DEE2BD is RGB 222, 226, 189 — HSL 66°, 39%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 16%, 11%.
What colors go with #DEE2BD?
Its complement is #BFBCE1; analogous partners are #E1D2BC and #CBE1BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE2BD for text?
Black text on #DEE2BD has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.