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#DEDBB6 closest to Sesame Seed

#DEDBB6 is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.9% green and 71.4% blue (rgb(222, 219, 182)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 38% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black. #DEDBB6 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.91:1.

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Variations of #DEDBB6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DEDBB6 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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#DEDBB6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEDBB6 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 #E3DAB7
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D8B4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D9B5
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DAB7
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2DAB7
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4D6D1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0D9C3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADAD1

#DEDBB6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DEDBB6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.91:1 Super#DEDBB6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEDBB6 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DEDBB6; }
.background { background-color: #DEDBB6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEDBB6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 219 182);
color: hsl(55 38% 79%);
color: oklch(0.884 0.049 103.5);

#DEDBB6 FAQ

What color is #DEDBB6?

#DEDBB6 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sesame Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DEDBB6?

#DEDBB6 is rgb(222, 219, 182) in RGB, hsl(55, 38%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEDBB6?

The complementary color of #DEDBB6 is #B6B9DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEDBB6?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEDBB6: 14.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEDBB6 a warm or cool color?

#DEDBB6 is a warm color.