Palettes / Colors / #DEE699

#DEE699 — Light Yellow

#DEE699 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 #DEE699 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.

#DEE699 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 #A098E6; it also sits naturally between #E6C798 and #B7E698. 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 90% · Blue 60%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEE699

.text { color: #DEE699; }
.background { background-color: #DEE699; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE699; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 230, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 61%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE699; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 230, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE699; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 230, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEE699">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE699">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A098E6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEE699: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE699

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 #DEE699 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 #DEE699 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

← #DEE698  ·  #DEE69A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEE699?

#DEE699 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 230, 153). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE699?

#DEE699 is RGB 222, 230, 153 — HSL 66°, 61%, 75% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 33%, 10%.

What colors go with #DEE699?

Its complement is #A098E6; analogous partners are #E6C798 and #B7E698. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEE699 for text?

Black text on #DEE699 has a contrast ratio of 15.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.