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#DEDBBB closest to Sesame Seed

#DEDBBB 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 73.3% blue (rgb(222, 219, 187)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black. #DEDBBB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.96:1.

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Variations of #DEDBBB

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

How #DEDBBB 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 #E3DABC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D8B9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D9BA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3DABC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DABC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E4D6D2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E0D9C6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDAD2

#DEDBBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#DEDBBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.96:1 Super#DEDBBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEDBBB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 219 187);
color: hsl(55 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.043 102.8);

#DEDBBB FAQ

What color is #DEDBBB?

#DEDBBB 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 #DEDBBB?

#DEDBBB is rgb(222, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(55, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEDBBB?

The complementary color of #DEDBBB is #BBBEDE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEDBBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEDBBB: 14.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEDBBB a warm or cool color?

#DEDBBB is a warm color.