#DDDE99#DDDE99

#DDDE99 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.089 H 108.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DDDE99
RGB	rgb(221, 222, 153)
HSL	hsl(61, 51%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(61, 31%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 31.1%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(86.96, -10.87, 33.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(86.96, 35.52, 107.81°)
OKLab	oklab(88.37% -0.0286 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(88.37% 0.089 108.8)
XYZ	xyz(61.6902, 69.9156, 40.3761)
Luminance	0.6992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DDDE99 #9A99DE

analogous

#DEBC99 #DDDE99 #BADE99

triadic

#DDDE99 #99DDDE #DE99DD

tetradic

#DDDE99 #99DEBC #9A99DE #DE99BA

square

#DDDE99 #99DEBC #9A99DE #DE99BA

split-complementary

#DDDE99 #99BADE #BC99DE

monochromatic

#BDBF3E #CECF6B #DDDE99 #ECEDC7 #F7F8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.40

#DDDE99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

14.98

#DDDE99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DDDE99

14.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DDDE99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DDDE99	1.00	1.40	14.98	14.98
#FFFFFF	1.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	14.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	14.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#E9D894

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#EADB9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E6D6CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#DADADA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ddde99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 222, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.089 108.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e8e8b7',
    500: '#ddde99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ddde99;
$custom-light: #e8e8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ddde99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 222,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.87,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.88372,
    "c": 0.08883,
    "h": 108.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.69915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DDDE99

secondary

#6665B6

accent

#27BE29

background

#FEFEFD

surface

#FDFCF8

border

#D5D5D1

text

#161611

muted

#848481

Preview Lab

Preview with #DDDE99

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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