DED8A2

#DED8A2 closest to Beige

#DED8A2 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Beige. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.7% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(222, 216, 162)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 48% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black. #DED8A2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.45:1.

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Variations of #DED8A2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DED8A2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DED8A2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DED8A2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4D8A4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D49E
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D5A0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4D8A4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2D7A3
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7D1CA
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1D5B6
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8D7CB

#DED8A2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#DED8A2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.45:1 Super#DED8A2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DED8A2 in CSS

/* Beige */
.color { color: #DED8A2; }
.background { background-color: #DED8A2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DED8A2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 216 162);
color: hsl(54 48% 75%);
color: oklch(0.874 0.071 102.4);

#DED8A2 FAQ

What color is #DED8A2?

#DED8A2 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Beige. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DED8A2?

#DED8A2 is rgb(222, 216, 162) in RGB, hsl(54, 48%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DED8A2?

The complementary color of #DED8A2 is #A2A8DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DED8A2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DED8A2: 14.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DED8A2 a warm or cool color?

#DED8A2 is a warm color.