#DDCB6C#DDCB6C
#DDCB6C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.118 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDCB6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 203, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 51.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.38, -5.94, 49.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.38, 49.55, 96.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.75% -0.018 0.1165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.75% 0.118 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8832, 59.1688, 22.7669) |
| Luminance | 0.5917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.97
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.73
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.76
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDCB6C #6C7EDD
analogous
#DD926C #DDCB6C #B7DD6C
triadic
#DDCB6C #6CDDCB #CB6CDD
tetradic
#DDCB6C #6CDD92 #6C7EDD #DD6CB7
square
#DDCB6C #6CDD92 #6C7EDD #DD6CB7
split-complementary
#DDCB6C #6CB7DD #926CDD
monochromatic
#A89327 #D2B93A #DDCB6C #E8DD9E #F4EECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#DDCB6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.83
#DDCB6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDCB6C
12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDCB6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDCB6C | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.83 | 12.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC664
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECBFB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddcb6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 203, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.118 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eada98',
500: '#ddcb6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddcb6c; $custom-light: #eada98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddcb6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 203,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.442,
"s": 62.431,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83749,
"c": 0.1179,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.59167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDCB6C
secondary
#4353AA
accent
#37CA1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F