Close to Khaki
#DED884
#DED884 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Khaki. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 84.7% green, and 51.8% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 58% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DED884.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.47:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.47:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DED884 as they’d see it.
#DED884 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DED884
What color is #DED884?
#DED884 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Khaki. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 84.7% green, and 51.8% blue. Its hue is 56°, with 58% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DED884 in RGB?
#DED884 is rgb(222, 216, 132): 222 red, 216 green, and 132 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DED884 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 41, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DED884?
PANTONE 7493 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DED884?
Its complement #D2D1FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.