#DDCD4B#DDCD4B
#DDCD4B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.595; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.148 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDCD4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 205, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 66.1%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.59, -9.31, 64.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.59, 64.81, 98.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.81% -0.0314 0.1445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.81% 0.148 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9223, 59.5450, 15.3609) |
| Luminance | 0.5954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.63
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.48
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.59
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.72
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.07
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDCD4B #4B5BDD
analogous
#DD844B #DDCD4B #A4DD4B
triadic
#DDCD4B #4BDDCD #CD4BDD
tetradic
#DDCD4B #4BDD84 #4B5BDD #DD4BA4
square
#DDCD4B #4BDD84 #4B5BDD #DD4BA4
split-complementary
#DDCD4B #4BA4DD #844BDD
monochromatic
#92851C #C5B425 #DDCD4B #E7DB7E #F0EAB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#DDCD4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.91
#DDCD4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDCD4B
12.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDCD4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDCD4B | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.91 | 12.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC73A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CE53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDBFB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddcd4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 205, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.148 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdb84',
500: '#ddcd4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddcd4b; $custom-light: #ebdb84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddcd4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 205,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.425,
"s": 68.224,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83811,
"c": 0.14783,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.59543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDCD4B
secondary
#354097
accent
#50EB3D
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E