#DDE8A0#DDE8A0
#DDE8A0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.093 H 115.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDE8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 232, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 61%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 31%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 31%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.68, -14.97, 33.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.68, 37.04, 113.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.58% -0.04 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.58% 0.093 115.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0205, 75.6240, 44.4225) |
| Luminance | 0.7562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.45
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.98
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.92
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 6.01
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 6.01
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDE8A0 #ABA0E8
analogous
#E8CFA0 #DDE8A0 #B9E8A0
triadic
#DDE8A0 #A0DDE8 #E8A0DD
tetradic
#DDE8A0 #A0E8CF #ABA0E8 #E8A0B9
square
#DDE8A0 #A0E8CF #ABA0E8 #E8A0B9
split-complementary
#DDE8A0 #A0B9E8 #CFA0E8
monochromatic
#BAD03D #CBDC6F #DDE8A0 #EFF4D1 #F6F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#DDE8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.12
#DDE8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDE8A0
16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDE8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDE8A0 | 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)
#F2E19B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E2A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5E0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dde8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 232, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.093 115.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8efbc',
500: '#dde8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dde8a0; $custom-light: #e8efbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dde8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 232,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.167,
"s": 61.017,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90578,
"c": 0.09343,
"h": 115.4
},
"luminance": 0.75623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDE8A0
secondary
#7769C3
accent
#1DC937
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#848582