#DDE8A3#DDE8A3
#DDE8A3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.090 H 115.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDE8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 232, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 60%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 30%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 0%, 29.7%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.73, -14.59, 32.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.73, 35.55, 114.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.63% -0.0388 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.63% 0.09 115.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.2861, 75.7302, 45.8213) |
| Luminance | 0.7573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.79
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.86
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 6.04
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 6.04
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 6.05
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDE8A3 #AEA3E8
analogous
#E8D0A3 #DDE8A3 #BBE8A3
triadic
#DDE8A3 #A3DDE8 #E8A3DD
tetradic
#DDE8A3 #A3E8D0 #AEA3E8 #E8A3BB
square
#DDE8A3 #A3E8D0 #AEA3E8 #E8A3BB
split-complementary
#DDE8A3 #A3BBE8 #D0A3E8
monochromatic
#B9D041 #CBDC72 #DDE8A3 #EFF4D4 #F6F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#DDE8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.15
#DDE8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDE8A3
16.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDE8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDE8A3 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.15 | 16.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2E19E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E2A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5E0D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dde8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 232, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.090 115.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8efbe',
500: '#dde8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dde8a3; $custom-light: #e8efbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dde8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 232,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.565,
"s": 60,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90633,
"c": 0.08987,
"h": 115.6
},
"luminance": 0.7573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDE8A3
secondary
#7A6CC3
accent
#1EC839
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#848582