#DDC763#DDC763
#DDC763 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.571; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.123 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDC763 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 199, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 55%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 55.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.25, -4.63, 52.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.25, 52.34, 95.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.82% -0.0153 0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.82% 0.123 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4963, 57.1221, 20.0624) |
| Luminance | 0.5712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.77
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.64
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.20
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.21
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.90
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDC763 #6379DD
analogous
#DD8A63 #DDC763 #B6DD63
triadic
#DDC763 #63DDC7 #C763DD
tetradic
#DDC763 #63DD8A #6379DD #DD63B6
square
#DDC763 #63DD8A #6379DD #DD63B6
split-complementary
#DDC763 #63B6DD #8A63DD
monochromatic
#A28B23 #D2B531 #DDC763 #E8D995 #F3EBC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#DDC763 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.42
#DDC763 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDC763
12.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDC763 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDC763 | 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)
#D8C359
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECA67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECBAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddc763; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 199, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.123 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead792',
500: '#ddc763',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddc763; $custom-light: #ead792; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddc763",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 199,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.18,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82817,
"c": 0.12299,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.5712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDC763
secondary
#3F51A5
accent
#3ACC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16140D
muted
#85837F