#DDDE48#DDDE48
#DDDE48 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.166 H 109.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDDE48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 222, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 69%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 67.6%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.05, -17.94, 69.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.05, 72.10, 104.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.36% -0.056 0.156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.36% 0.166 109.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1117, 68.0842, 16.2627) |
| Luminance | 0.6808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.71
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.17
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.85
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.02
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.15
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDDE48 #4948DE
analogous
#DE9448 #DDDE48 #92DE48
triadic
#DDDE48 #48DDDE #DE48DD
tetradic
#DDDE48 #48DE94 #4948DE #DE4892
square
#DDDE48 #48DE94 #4948DE #DE4892
split-complementary
#DDDE48 #4892DE #9448DE
monochromatic
#91911A #C4C524 #DDDE48 #E7E77C #F0F1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#DDDE48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#DDDE48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDDE48
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDDE48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDDE48 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD531
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1D953
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECD0C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddde48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 222, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.166 109.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebe884',
500: '#ddde48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddde48; $custom-light: #ebe884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddde48",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 222,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.4,
"s": 69.444,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87356,
"c": 0.16574,
"h": 109.8
},
"luminance": 0.68083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDDE48
secondary
#353496
accent
#3CEC3D
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFCF2
border
#D6D5CC
text
#17160B
muted
#85847E