Information about #DED299 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#DED299 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 210, 153) — 87.1% red, 82.4% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 27 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid sunny yellow, #DED299 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Double Colonial White (#E4CF99). Slightly further away sit Tahuna Sands (#D8CC9B) and Quarter Putty (#E0CB9F).

The recipe behind #DED299 is rgb(222, 210, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DED299: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #DED299 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DED299 color variations

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

#DED299 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DED299 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DED299 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DED299 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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#DED299 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 #DED299

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

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

Haystack color link
Haystack

#DEC7A1

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

#DED299 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DED299
  • RGB222, 210, 153
  • CMYK0, 5, 27, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 210, 153)
  • HSL50°, 51%, 74%
  • HSL Precise49.565°, 51.111%, 73.529%
  • HSV50°, 31%, 87%
  • HSB50°, 31%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.824, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.824, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.824, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDED299
  • DECIMAL ID14602905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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