#DDBF4E#DDBF4E
#DDBF4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.532; OKLCH L 81.0% C 0.135 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDBF4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 191, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 64.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.98, -1.95, 59.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.98, 59.13, 91.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.96% -0.01 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.96% 0.135 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8271, 53.1864, 14.8477) |
| Luminance | 0.5318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.99
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.71
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.76
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.04
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.05
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDBF4E #4E6CDD
analogous
#DD774E #DDBF4E #B3DD4E
triadic
#DDBF4E #4EDDBF #BF4EDD
tetradic
#DDBF4E #4EDD77 #4E6CDD #DD4EB3
square
#DDBF4E #4EDD77 #4E6CDD #DD4EB3
split-complementary
#DDBF4E #4EB3DD #774EDD
monochromatic
#947B1C #C7A626 #DDBF4E #E7D281 #F1E4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#DDBF4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.64
#DDBF4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDBF4E
11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDBF4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDBF4E | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.64 | 11.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BC41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C554
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddbf4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 191, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.0% 0.135 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd284',
500: '#ddbf4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddbf4e; $custom-light: #ebd284; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddbf4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 191,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.413,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80962,
"c": 0.13463,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.53184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDBF4E
secondary
#364B99
accent
#62EB3D
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E