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#DED2BA Color

#DED2BA is rgb(222, 210, 186) in RGB, hsl(40, 35%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oat (#DFD3C3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DED2BA
HEX#DED2BA
RGBrgb(222, 210, 186)
HSLhsl(40, 35%, 80%)
HSVhsv(40, 16%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.035 84.6)
LABlab(84.71% 1.39 13.51)
LCHlch(84.71% 13.58 84.15)

What #DED2BA 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 #DED2BA, 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.

#DED2BA Channel Values

How #DED2BA 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 210 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 35% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 16% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 16% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DED2BA 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DED2BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DED2BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DED2BA

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DED2BA.

How #DED2BA 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#DED2BA
Protanopia#D4D4BA
Protanomaly#D8D3BA
Deuteranopia#D6D6BA
Deuteranomaly#D9D4BA
Tritanopia#E1CFCF
Tritanomaly#E0D0C7
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DED2BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ded2ba: #DED2BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DED2BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ded2ba': '#DED2BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.824, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_ded2ba">#DED2BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#DED2BA"

More Yellow Colors

#DED2BA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DED2BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DED2BA?

#DED2BA is a lightest yellow — rgb(222, 210, 186) in RGB and hsl(40, 35%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oat (#DFD3C3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.13.

What is the RGB value of #DED2BA?

#DED2BA is rgb(222, 210, 186) — red 222, green 210, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DED2BA?

#DED2BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DED2BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DED2BA scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DED2BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DED2BA 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 antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 9.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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