#DDBA4E#DDBA4E
#DDBA4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.510; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.131 H 91.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDBA4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 186, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 64.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.70, 0.66, 57.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.70, 57.73, 89.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.95% -0.0025 0.1313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.95% 0.131 91.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7553, 51.0428, 14.4905) |
| Luminance | 0.5104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.20
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.71
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.16
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.52
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.68
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDBA4E #4E71DD
analogous
#DD724E #DDBA4E #B8DD4E
triadic
#DDBA4E #4EDDBA #BA4EDD
tetradic
#DDBA4E #4EDD72 #4E71DD #DD4EB8
square
#DDBA4E #4EDD72 #4E71DD #DD4EB8
split-complementary
#DDBA4E #4EB8DD #724EDD
monochromatic
#94771C #C7A026 #DDBA4E #E7CE81 #F1E2B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.87
#DDBA4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.21
#DDBA4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDBA4E
11.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDBA4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDBA4E | 1.00 | 1.87 | 11.21 | 11.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB842
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6C153
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEACA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddba4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 186, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.131 91.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebce84',
500: '#ddba4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddba4e; $custom-light: #ebce84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddba4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 186,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.315,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79951,
"c": 0.13136,
"h": 91.1
},
"luminance": 0.5104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDBA4E
secondary
#364F99
accent
#68EB3D
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFAF2
border
#D6D3CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E