Information about #DED9AA color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated golden yellow, #DED9AA appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mint Julep (#E0D8A7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sapling (#E1D5A6) and Double Chandelier (#E5D7AD).
The recipe behind #DED9AA is rgb(222, 217, 170), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DED9AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. No one has named #DED9AA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#DED9AA color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#DED9AA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DED9AA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DED9AA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DED9AA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DED9AA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DED9AA color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #DED9AA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E0D8A7
#E1D5A6
#E5D7AD
#E5D6A7
#DCD1AE
#E3DAB2
#E5E1AC
#E9D9A9
#E5D2AF
#E0DA9F
#E8D8AF
#E9D7AB
#DED9AA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DED9AA
- RGB222, 217, 170
- CMYK0, 2, 20, 13
- CSSrgb(222, 217, 170)
- HSL54°, 44%, 77%
- HSL Precise54.231°, 44.068%, 76.863%
- HSV54°, 23%, 87%
- HSB54°, 23%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
- GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.851, 0.667)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.851, 0.667, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.851, 0.667)
- Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDED9AA
- DECIMAL ID14604714
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
