#DDDCAB#DDDCAB
#DDDCAB is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.695; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.064 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDDCAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 220, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 42%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 23%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 22.6%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.75, -7.49, 24.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.75, 25.41, 107.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.31% -0.0185 0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.31% 0.064 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7625, 69.4997, 48.6286) |
| Luminance | 0.6950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.68
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.20
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.13
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 6.58
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 6.93
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDDCAB #ABACDD
analogous
#DDC3AB #DDDCAB #C5DDAB
triadic
#DDDCAB #ABDDDC #DCABDD
tetradic
#DDDCAB #ABDDC3 #ABACDD #DDABC5
square
#DDDCAB #ABDDC3 #ABACDD #DDABC5
split-complementary
#DDDCAB #ABC5DD #C3ABDD
monochromatic
#BAB854 #CBCA7F #DDDCAB #EFEED7 #F6F6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#DDDCAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.90
#DDDCAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDDCAB
14.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDDCAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDDCAB | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.90 | 14.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D8A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6DAAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5D6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dddcab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 220, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.064 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e6c4',
500: '#dddcab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dddcab; $custom-light: #e8e6c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dddcab",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 220,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.8,
"s": 42.373,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88313,
"c": 0.06434,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.69499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDDCAB
secondary
#7778B5
accent
#33B530
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161612
muted
#848482