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#DED08C Color

#DED08C is rgb(222, 208, 140) in RGB, hsl(50, 55%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DED08C
HEX#DED08C
RGBrgb(222, 208, 140)
HSLhsl(50, 55%, 71%)
HSVhsv(50, 37%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.089 98)
LABlab(83.47% -2.15 35.64)
LCHlch(83.47% 35.70 93.45)

What #DED08C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DED08C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DED08C Channel Values

How #DED08C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 208 · B 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 55% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 37% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 37% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DED08C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DED08C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DED08C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #DED08C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DED08C.

How #DED08C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DED08C
Protanopia#D2D28C
Protanomaly#D7D18C
Deuteranopia#D5D58B
Deuteranomaly#D9D38C
Tritanopia#E4C9C9
Tritanomaly#E2CCB4
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DED08C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ded08c: #DED08C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DED08C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ded08c': '#DED08C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.816, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_ded08c">#DED08C</color>
SVG fillfill="#DED08C"

More Yellow Colors

#DED08C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DED08C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DED08C?

#DED08C is a light yellow — rgb(222, 208, 140) in RGB and hsl(50, 55%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.35.

What is the RGB value of #DED08C?

#DED08C is rgb(222, 208, 140) — red 222, green 208, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DED08C?

#DED08C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DED08C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DED08C scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DED08C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DED08C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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