#DEDEB3
Wheat · very light warm yellow
About #DEDEB3
#DEDEB3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Wheat (ΔE 9.2); Vanilla comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3B3DE — a periwinkle tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEDEB3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEDEB3?
#DEDEB3 is a muted, very light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 87% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #DEDEB3?
Use black text. Black on #DEDEB3 has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEDEB3?
Its complementary colour is #B3B3DE, and analogous partners are #DEC9B3 and #C9DEB3.