#DDC25A#DDC25A
#DDC25A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.547; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.127 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDC25A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 194, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 59.3%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.87, -2.72, 54.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.87, 54.80, 92.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.69% -0.0108 0.1266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.69% 0.127 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9582, 54.6963, 17.5442) |
| Luminance | 0.5469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.64
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.81
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.27
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.86
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDC25A #5A75DD
analogous
#DD805A #DDC25A #B6DD5A
triadic
#DDC25A #5ADDC2 #C25ADD
tetradic
#DDC25A #5ADD80 #5A75DD #DD5AB6
square
#DDC25A #5ADD80 #5A75DD #DD5AB6
split-complementary
#DDC25A #5AB6DD #805ADD
monochromatic
#9C8320 #CFAD2B #DDC25A #E7D58D #F2E8BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#DDC25A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.94
#DDC25A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDC25A
11.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDC25A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDC25A | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.94 | 11.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BE4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDB5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddc25a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 194, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.127 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead48c',
500: '#ddc25a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddc25a; $custom-light: #ead48c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddc25a",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 194,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.634,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81694,
"c": 0.12706,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.54694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDC25A
secondary
#3B50A0
accent
#3DCE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F