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#DEDD99 closest to Celery Sceptre

#DEDD99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Celery Sceptre. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(222, 221, 153)). Its HSL value is 59° hue, 51% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 13% black. #DEDD99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.91:1.

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Variations of #DEDD99

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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#DEDD99 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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#DEDD99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEDD99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9DB9C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8D894
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6D996
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9DB9C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6DB9A
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E8D5CB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1DAB2
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADACC

#DEDD99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DEDD99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.91:1 Super#DEDD99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEDD99 in CSS

/* Celery Sceptre */
.color { color: #DEDD99; }
.background { background-color: #DEDD99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEDD99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 221 153);
color: hsl(59 51% 74%);
color: oklch(0.882 0.088 107.4);

#DEDD99 FAQ

What color is #DEDD99?

#DEDD99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Celery Sceptre. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DEDD99?

#DEDD99 is rgb(222, 221, 153) in RGB, hsl(59, 51%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 31%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEDD99?

The complementary color of #DEDD99 is #999ADE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEDD99?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEDD99: 14.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEDD99 a warm or cool color?

#DEDD99 is a warm color.