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#DEDBB9 Sesame Seed

#DEDBB9 is a very light, muted yellow named Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.9% green and 72.5% blue (rgb(222, 219, 185)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 36% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 13% black. #DEDBB9 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.94:1.

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Variations of #DEDBB9

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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#DEDBB9 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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#DEDBB9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEDBB9 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 #E3DABA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D8B7
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D9B8
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DABA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DABA
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4D6D1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0D9C5
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDAD2

#DEDBB9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DEDBB9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.94:1 Super#DEDBB9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEDBB9 in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DEDBB9; }
.background { background-color: #DEDBB9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEDBB9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 219 185);
color: hsl(55 36% 80%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.045 103.1);

#DEDBB9 FAQ

What color is #DEDBB9?

#DEDBB9 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 #DEDBB9?

#DEDBB9 is rgb(222, 219, 185) in RGB, hsl(55, 36%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEDBB9?

The complementary color of #DEDBB9 is #B9BCDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEDBB9?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEDBB9: 14.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEDBB9 a warm or cool color?

#DEDBB9 is a warm color.