Information about #DED97D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#DED97D is a confidently colored golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Somerset (#DFDD78). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wild Rice (#E3D474) and Pastel Gold (#E7D27C).
In RGB terms — rgb(222, 217, 125) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DED97D: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DED97D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#DED97D color variations
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#DED97D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DED97D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DED97D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DED97D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DED97D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DED97D color
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Nearest named colors to #DED97D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DFDD78
#E3D474
#E7D27C
#DDE574
#E4D96F
#D1E182
#E3DF6E
#E2CA76
#EEDC82
#E4DE8E
#E7D08B
#ECE67E
#DED97D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DED97D
- RGB222, 217, 125
- CMYK0, 2, 38, 13
- CSSrgb(222, 217, 125)
- HSL57°, 60%, 68%
- HSL Precise56.907°, 59.509%, 68.039%
- HSV57°, 44%, 87%
- HSB57°, 44%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
- GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.851, 0.490)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.851, 0.490, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.851, 0.490)
- Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDED97D
- DECIMAL ID14604669
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
