Palettes / Colors / #E4DEAA

#E4DEAA — Light Muted Yellow

#E4DEAA is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E4DEAA 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 #AAB0E4; it also sits naturally between #E4C1AA and #CDE4AA. 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 89% · Green 87% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 25% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E4DEAA

.text { color: #E4DEAA; }
.background { background-color: #E4DEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4DEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 222, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 52%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4DEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 222, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4DEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 222, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E4DEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4DEAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAB0E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E4DEAA: #000000.

How #E4DEAA 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 #E4DEAA 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

← #E4DEA9  ·  #E4DEAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E4DEAA?

#E4DEAA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 222, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E4DEAA?

#E4DEAA is RGB 228, 222, 170 — HSL 54°, 52%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 25%, 11%.

What colors go with #E4DEAA?

Its complement is #AAB0E4; analogous partners are #E4C1AA and #CDE4AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E4DEAA for text?

Black text on #E4DEAA has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.