Palettes / Colors / #DEE3BE
#DEE3BE — Pale Muted Yellow
#DEE3BE is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #DEE3BE 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.
#DEE3BE 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 #C4BFE3; it also sits naturally between #E3D6BF and #CCE3BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 227, 190 |
| HSL | 68°, 40%, 82% |
| HSV | 68°, 16%, 89% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 16%, 11% |
| XYZ | 66.89, 74.19, 59.51 |
| Yxy | 74.19, 0.3335, 0.3699 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.01, -7.89, 17.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.13, -7.63, 15.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 75%
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 #DEE3BE
.text { color: #DEE3BE; }
.background { background-color: #DEE3BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE3BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 227, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 40%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE3BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 227, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE3BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 227, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE3BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE3BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C4BFE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE3BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE3BE
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 #DEE3BE: ·
How #DEE3BE 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 #DEE3BE 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 #DEE3BE?
#DEE3BE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 227, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE3BE?
#DEE3BE is RGB 222, 227, 190 — HSL 68°, 40%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 16%, 11%.
What colors go with #DEE3BE?
Its complement is #C4BFE3; analogous partners are #E3D6BF and #CCE3BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE3BE for text?
Black text on #DEE3BE has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.