#DDE89F#DDE89F
#DDE89F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.095 H 115.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDE89F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 232, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 61%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 31%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 31.5%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.67, -15.10, 34.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.67, 37.54, 113.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.56% -0.0404 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.56% 0.095 115.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9334, 75.5891, 43.9636) |
| Luminance | 0.7559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.36
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.03
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.89
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 6.01
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 6.01
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDE89F #AA9FE8
analogous
#E8CF9F #DDE89F #B9E89F
triadic
#DDE89F #9FDDE8 #E89FDD
tetradic
#DDE89F #9FE8CF #AA9FE8 #E89FB9
square
#DDE89F #9FE8CF #AA9FE8 #E89FB9
split-complementary
#DDE89F #9FB9E8 #CF9FE8
monochromatic
#BAD03C #CCDC6E #DDE89F #EEF4D0 #F6F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#DDE89F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.12
#DDE89F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDE89F
16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDE89F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDE89F | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.12 | 16.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2E19A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E2A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5E0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dde89f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 232, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.095 115.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8efbc',
500: '#dde89f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dde89f; $custom-light: #e8efbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dde89f",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 232,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.041,
"s": 61.345,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90559,
"c": 0.0946,
"h": 115.3
},
"luminance": 0.75589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDE89F
secondary
#7668C3
accent
#1CC936
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#848582