Palettes / Colors / #DEE4BB
#DEE4BB — Light Muted Yellow
#DEE4BB 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 #DEE4BB 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.
#DEE4BB 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 #C0BAE3; it also sits naturally between #E3D5BA and #C8E3BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 228, 187 |
| HSL | 69°, 43%, 81% |
| HSV | 69°, 18%, 89% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 18%, 11% |
| XYZ | 66.84, 74.60, 57.89 |
| Yxy | 74.60, 0.3353, 0.3743 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.21, -8.85, 19.37 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.37, -8.55, 16.64 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 73%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEE4BB
.text { color: #DEE4BB; }
.background { background-color: #DEE4BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE4BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 228, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 43%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE4BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 228, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE4BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 228, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE4BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE4BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0BAE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE4BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE4BB
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 #DEE4BB: ·
How #DEE4BB 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 #DEE4BB 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 #DEE4BB?
#DEE4BB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 228, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE4BB?
#DEE4BB is RGB 222, 228, 187 — HSL 69°, 43%, 81% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 18%, 11%.
What colors go with #DEE4BB?
Its complement is #C0BAE3; analogous partners are #E3D5BA and #C8E3BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE4BB for text?
Black text on #DEE4BB has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.