DEDEA3

#DEDEA3 closest to Celery Sceptre

#DEDEA3 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, 87.1% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(222, 222, 163)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 47% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black. #DEDEA3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.08:1.

#DEDEA3 color conversion

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Variations of #DEDEA3

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.

#DEDEA3 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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#DEDEA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEDEA3 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 #E9DCA5
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8D99F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5DBA1
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9DCA5
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5DCA4
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E7D7CE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E1DBB9
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBDBCE

#DEDEA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.39:1 Very poor#DEDEA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.08:1 Super#DEDEA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DEDEA3 in CSS

/* Celery Sceptre */
.color { color: #DEDEA3; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEDEA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 222 163);
color: hsl(60 47% 75%);
color: oklch(0.886 0.077 107.9);

#DEDEA3 FAQ

What color is #DEDEA3?

#DEDEA3 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 #DEDEA3?

#DEDEA3 is rgb(222, 222, 163) in RGB, hsl(60, 47%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEDEA3?

The complementary color of #DEDEA3 is #A3A3DE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEDEA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEDEA3: 15.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEDEA3 a warm or cool color?

#DEDEA3 is a warm color.