#DDCD63#DDCD63
#DDCD63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.128 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDCD63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 205, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 64%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 55.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -7.70, 53.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 54.49, 98.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.05% -0.0241 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.05% 0.128 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9041, 59.9377, 20.5317) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.12
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.22
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.39
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.56
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.83
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDCD63 #6373DD
analogous
#DD9063 #DDCD63 #B0DD63
triadic
#DDCD63 #63DDCD #CD63DD
tetradic
#DDCD63 #63DD90 #6373DD #DD63B0
square
#DDCD63 #63DD90 #6373DD #DD63B0
split-complementary
#DDCD63 #63B0DD #9063DD
monochromatic
#A29223 #D2BD31 #DDCD63 #E8DD95 #F3EDC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DDCD63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#DDCD63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDCD63
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDCD63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDCD63 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC859
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CE68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECC0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddcd63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 205, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.128 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eadc92',
500: '#ddcd63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddcd63; $custom-light: #eadc92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddcd63",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 205,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.131,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8405,
"c": 0.12823,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.59936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDCD63
secondary
#3F4CA5
accent
#31CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#16150D
muted
#85847F