Information about #DEDC7D color

#DEDC7D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DEDC7D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 220, 125) — 87.1% red, 86.3% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 38 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DEDC7D is a clearly saturated golden 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 Somerset (#DFDD78). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tiger Lily (#DDE574) and Wild Rice (#E3D474).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 220, 125) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DEDC7D: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #DEDC7D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DEDC7D color variations

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

#DEDC7D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DEDC7D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DEDC7D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DEDC7D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DEDC7D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DEDC7D

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

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Light Apple Green color link
Light Apple Green

#DCE78B

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

#DEDC7D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEDC7D
  • RGB222, 220, 125
  • CMYK0, 1, 38, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 220, 125)
  • HSL59°, 60%, 68%
  • HSL Precise58.763°, 59.509%, 68.039%
  • HSV59°, 44%, 87%
  • HSB59°, 44%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.863, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.863, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.863, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDEDC7D
  • DECIMAL ID14605437
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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