Information about #DED881 color

#DED881 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DED881 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 216, 129) — 87.1% red, 84.7% green, 50.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 36 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DED881 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Somerset (#DFDD78). Slightly further away sit Pastel Gold (#E7D27C) and Wild Rice (#E3D474).

The recipe behind #DED881 is rgb(222, 216, 129), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DED881: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DED881 color variations

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

#DED881 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DED881

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

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Warm Green color link
Warm Green

#D4E687

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DED881
  • RGB222, 216, 129
  • CMYK0, 2, 36, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 216, 129)
  • HSL56°, 58%, 69%
  • HSL Precise56.129°, 58.491%, 68.824%
  • HSV56°, 42%, 87%
  • HSB56°, 42%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.847, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.847, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.847, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDED881
  • DECIMAL ID14604417
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01