#DDEA59#DDEA59
#DDEA59 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.0% C 0.166 H 114.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDEA59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 234, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 62%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -22.76, 66.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 70.44, 108.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.05% -0.0679 0.1519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.05% 0.166 114.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0463, 74.9401, 20.6983) |
| Luminance | 0.7494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 3.53
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 4.78
Canary
#FDFF63
ΔE00 5.53
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.58
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.58
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDEA59 #6659EA
analogous
#EAAE59 #DDEA59 #94EA59
triadic
#DDEA59 #59DDEA #EA59DD
tetradic
#DDEA59 #59EAAE #6659EA #EA5994
square
#DDEA59 #59EAAE #6659EA #EA5994
split-complementary
#DDEA59 #5994EA #AE59EA
monochromatic
#A4B217 #D2E323 #DDEA59 #E8F18F #F3F8C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#DDEA59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#DDEA59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDEA59
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDEA59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDEA59 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FADF47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E263
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBDDCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddea59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 234, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.0% 0.166 114.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebf08e',
500: '#ddea59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddea59; $custom-light: #ebf08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddea59",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 234,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.379,
"s": 77.54,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90047,
"c": 0.16634,
"h": 114.1
},
"luminance": 0.74939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDEA59
secondary
#4035B2
accent
#0CDA1E
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FEFEF4
border
#D6D6CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85857F