#DDE8A2#DDE8A2
#DDE8A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.091 H 115.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDE8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 232, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 60%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 30%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 30.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.72, -14.72, 32.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.72, 36.05, 114.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.62% -0.0392 0.0822) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.62% 0.091 115.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.1969, 75.6945, 45.3513) |
| Luminance | 0.7569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.67
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.89
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.99
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 6.03
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 6.03
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDE8A2 #ADA2E8
analogous
#E8D0A2 #DDE8A2 #BAE8A2
triadic
#DDE8A2 #A2DDE8 #E8A2DD
tetradic
#DDE8A2 #A2E8D0 #ADA2E8 #E8A2BA
square
#DDE8A2 #A2E8D0 #ADA2E8 #E8A2BA
split-complementary
#DDE8A2 #A2BAE8 #D0A2E8
monochromatic
#B9D040 #CBDC71 #DDE8A2 #EFF4D3 #F6F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#DDE8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.14
#DDE8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDE8A2
16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDE8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDE8A2 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.14 | 16.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2E19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E2A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5E0D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dde8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 232, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.091 115.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8efbe',
500: '#dde8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dde8a2; $custom-light: #e8efbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dde8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 232,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.429,
"s": 60.345,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90615,
"c": 0.09106,
"h": 115.5
},
"luminance": 0.75694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDE8A2
secondary
#796BC3
accent
#1DC838
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#848582