What color is #DEDEA5?

#DEDEA5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDEA5?

The RGB value is 222, 222, 165: 222 red, 222 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDEA5?

The complementary color is #A5A5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDEA5 color

#DEDEA5 rgb(222, 222, 165)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DEDEA5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.1% green and 64.7% blue (222, 222, 165).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 46% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Celery Sceptre (#E1DF9A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#DEDEA5 color codes

HEX	`#DEDEA5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 222, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 46%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 26%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.24, -8.95, 28.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.24, 29.45, 107.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.037, 70.49, 45.875)`
Decimal	`14605989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDEA5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEDEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEDEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedea5; }
.text { color: #dedea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 222 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedea5, #c2dea5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DEDEA5?: #DEDEA5 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDEA5?: The RGB value is 222, 222, 165: 222 red, 222 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDEA5?: The complementary color is #A5A5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.