Palettes / Colors / #DEE37C

#DEE37C — Light Yellow

#DEE37C is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DEE37C is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #827DE3; it also sits naturally between #E3B57D and #ABE37D. 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 89% · Blue 49%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEE37C

.text { color: #DEE37C; }
.background { background-color: #DEE37C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE37C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 227, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 65%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE37C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 227, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE37C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 227, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEE37C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE37C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEE37C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #827DE3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEE37C: #000000.

How #DEE37C 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 #DEE37C 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

← #DEE37B  ·  #DEE37D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEE37C?

#DEE37C is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 227, 124). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE37C?

#DEE37C is RGB 222, 227, 124 — HSL 63°, 65%, 69% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 45%, 11%.

What colors go with #DEE37C?

Its complement is #827DE3; analogous partners are #E3B57D and #ABE37D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEE37C for text?

Black text on #DEE37C has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.