Palettes / Colors / #DEE8A6

#DEE8A6 — Light Yellow

#DEE8A6 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DEE8A6 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.

#DEE8A6 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 #B0A6E8; it also sits naturally between #E8D1A6 and #BDE8A6. 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 91% · Blue 65%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEE8A6

.text { color: #DEE8A6; }
.background { background-color: #DEE8A6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE8A6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 232, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 59%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE8A6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 232, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE8A6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 232, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEE8A6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE8A6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0A6E8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEE8A6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE8A6

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 #DEE8A6 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 #DEE8A6 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

← #DEE8A5  ·  #DEE8A7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEE8A6?

#DEE8A6 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 222, 232, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE8A6?

#DEE8A6 is RGB 222, 232, 166 — HSL 69°, 59%, 78% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 28%, 9%.

What colors go with #DEE8A6?

Its complement is #B0A6E8; analogous partners are #E8D1A6 and #BDE8A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEE8A6 for text?

Black text on #DEE8A6 has a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.