#DDC762#DDC762
#DDC762 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.124 H 97.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDC762 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 199, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 56%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 55.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.24, -4.71, 52.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.24, 52.80, 95.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.81% -0.0156 0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.81% 0.124 97.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4488, 57.1031, 19.8122) |
| Luminance | 0.5710 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.67
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.14
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.17
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.83
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDC762 #6278DD
analogous
#DD8962 #DDC762 #B6DD62
triadic
#DDC762 #62DDC7 #C762DD
tetradic
#DDC762 #62DD89 #6278DD #DD62B6
square
#DDC762 #62DD89 #6278DD #DD62B6
split-complementary
#DDC762 #62B6DD #8962DD
monochromatic
#A28B23 #D2B530 #DDC762 #E8D994 #F3EBC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#DDC762 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.42
#DDC762 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDC762
12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDC762 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDC762 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.42 | 12.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECA67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECBAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddc762; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 199, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.124 97.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead791',
500: '#ddc762',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddc762; $custom-light: #ead791; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddc762",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 199,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.268,
"s": 64.398,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82805,
"c": 0.12391,
"h": 97.2
},
"luminance": 0.57101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDC762
secondary
#3E51A5
accent
#39CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F