Information about #DED8BD color

#DED8BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DED8BD falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 216, 189) — 87.1% red, 84.7% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 13 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DED8BD is a moderately toned sunny yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Wheatfield (#DFD7BD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Coconut Cream (#E1DABB) and Double Travertine (#DBD5BA).

The recipe behind #DED8BD is rgb(222, 216, 189), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DED8BD: 14.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #DED8BD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DED8BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DED8BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DED8BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DED8BD
  • RGB222, 216, 189
  • CMYK0, 2, 13, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 216, 189)
  • HSL49°, 33%, 81%
  • HSL Precise49.091°, 33.333%, 80.588%
  • HSV49°, 15%, 87%
  • HSB49°, 15%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.847, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.847, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.847, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDED8BD
  • DECIMAL ID14604477
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01