#DCDDAD#DCDDAD
#DCDDAD is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.063 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DCDDAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 221, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 41%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 22%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 21.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.97, -8.09, 23.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.97, 24.88, 108.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.48% -0.0201 0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.48% 0.063 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9142, 69.9464, 49.7137) |
| Luminance | 0.6995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.38
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.55
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.68
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.79
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 6.91
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DCDDAD #AEADDD
analogous
#DDC6AD #DCDDAD #C4DDAD
triadic
#DCDDAD #ADDCDD #DDADDC
tetradic
#DCDDAD #ADDDC6 #AEADDD #DDADC4
square
#DCDDAD #ADDDC6 #AEADDD #DDADC4
split-complementary
#DCDDAD #ADC4DD #C6ADDD
monochromatic
#B7B956 #CACB82 #DCDDAD #EEEFD8 #F6F6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#DCDDAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#DCDDAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DCDDAD
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DCDDAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DCDDAD | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D9AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6DBAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3D7D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dcddad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 221, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.063 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7e7c5',
500: '#dcddad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dcddad; $custom-light: #e7e7c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dcddad",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 221,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.25,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8848,
"c": 0.06312,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.69946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DCDDAD
secondary
#7A79B5
accent
#31B434
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161613
muted
#848482