#DDD46E#DDD46E
#DDD46E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.636; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.125 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDD46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 212, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 50.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.75, -10.35, 51.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.75, 52.10, 101.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.63% -0.0305 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.63% 0.125 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1783, 63.5866, 24.0630) |
| Luminance | 0.6359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.44
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.59
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.66
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.37
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.37
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDD46E #6E77DD
analogous
#DD9C6E #DDD46E #AFDD6E
triadic
#DDD46E #6EDDD4 #D46EDD
tetradic
#DDD46E #6EDD9C #6E77DD #DD6EAF
square
#DDD46E #6EDD9C #6E77DD #DD6EAF
split-complementary
#DDD46E #6EAFDD #9C6EDD
monochromatic
#A99E28 #D1C53C #DDD46E #E9E3A0 #F4F1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#DDD46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.72
#DDD46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDD46E
13.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDD46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDD46E | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.72 | 13.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBC8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddd46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 212, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.125 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eae19a',
500: '#ddd46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddd46e; $custom-light: #eae19a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddd46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 212,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.135,
"s": 62.011,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85633,
"c": 0.12456,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.63585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDD46E
secondary
#444CAC
accent
#2ACA1C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#16150E
muted
#85847F