Palettes / Colors / #DEE495

#DEE495 — Light Yellow

#DEE495 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DEE495 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.

#DEE495 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 #9C96E4; it also sits naturally between #E4C396 and #B6E496. 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 58%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEE495

.text { color: #DEE495; }
.background { background-color: #DEE495; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE495; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 228, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 59%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE495; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 228, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE495; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 228, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEE495">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE495">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C96E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEE495: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE495

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 #DEE495 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 #DEE495 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

← #DEE494  ·  #DEE496 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEE495?

#DEE495 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 228, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE495?

#DEE495 is RGB 222, 228, 149 — HSL 65°, 59%, 74% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 35%, 11%.

What colors go with #DEE495?

Its complement is #9C96E4; analogous partners are #E4C396 and #B6E496. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEE495 for text?

Black text on #DEE495 has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.