Information about #DEDCAF color

#DEDCAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DEDCAF belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 220, 175) — 87.1% red, 86.3% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 18 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DEDCAF reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and 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 Brie (#E3DAB2). Slightly further away sit Double Chandelier (#E5D7AD) and First Light (#E5E1AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 220, 175) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DEDCAF: 15.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DEDCAF color variations

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

#DEDCAF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DEDCAF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DEDCAF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DEDCAF 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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#DEDCAF 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 #DEDCAF

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

Brie color link
Brie

#E3DAB2

Double Chandelier color link
Double Chandelier

#E5D7AD

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Quarter Pavlova color link
Quarter Pavlova

#DED3B4

Tusk color link
Tusk

#E3E5B1

Vienna color link
Vienna

#E8D8AF

Eighth Putty color link
Eighth Putty

#E8D8B1

Old Ivory color link
Old Ivory

#DCD1AE

Pastel Khaki color link
Pastel Khaki

#DAD4B6

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Pale Beige color link
Pale Beige

#DED1B4

#DEDCAF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEDCAF
  • RGB222, 220, 175
  • CMYK0, 1, 18, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 220, 175)
  • HSL57°, 42%, 78%
  • HSL Precise57.447°, 41.593%, 77.843%
  • HSV57°, 21%, 87%
  • HSB57°, 21%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.863, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.863, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.863, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDEDCAF
  • DECIMAL ID14605487
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers49 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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