#DDD77D#DDD77D
#DDD77D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.112 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDD77D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 215, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 59%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 43%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 43.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.72, -10.46, 44.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.72, 46.19, 103.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.46% -0.0294 0.1085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.46% 0.112 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8221, 65.4552, 28.9863) |
| Luminance | 0.6545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.72
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.27
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.96
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.24
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDD77D #7D83DD
analogous
#DDA77D #DDD77D #B3DD7D
triadic
#DDD77D #7DDDD7 #D77DDD
tetradic
#DDD77D #7DDDA7 #7D83DD #DD7DB3
square
#DDD77D #7DDDA7 #7D83DD #DD7DB3
split-complementary
#DDD77D #7DB3DD #A77DDD
monochromatic
#B1A92E #D0C84C #DDD77D #EAE6AE #F6F5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#DDD77D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.09
#DDD77D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDD77D
14.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDD77D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDD77D | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.09 | 14.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D176
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D681
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EACCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddd77d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 215, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.112 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e3a4',
500: '#ddd77d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddd77d; $custom-light: #e9e3a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddd77d",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 215,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.25,
"s": 58.537,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86461,
"c": 0.11238,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.65454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDD77D
secondary
#4B52B3
accent
#2AC61F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FDFCF6
border
#D5D5D0
text
#16150F
muted
#848480