#DDECB8#DDECB8
#DDECB8 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.788; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.070 H 120.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDECB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 236, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 58%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 22%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 22%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.15, -13.66, 23.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.15, 27.28, 120.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.89% -0.0359 0.0601) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.89% 0.07 120.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4651, 78.8238, 56.9458) |
| Luminance | 0.7882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.98
Ecru
#FEFFCA
ΔE00 6.07
Ivory (survey)
#FFFFCB
ΔE00 6.31
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 6.54
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.55
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDECB8 #C7B8EC
analogous
#ECE1B8 #DDECB8 #C3ECB8
triadic
#DDECB8 #B8DDEC #ECB8DD
tetradic
#DDECB8 #B8ECE1 #C7B8EC #ECB8C3
square
#DDECB8 #B8ECE1 #C7B8EC #ECB8C3
split-complementary
#DDECB8 #B8C3EC #E1B8EC
monochromatic
#AFD257 #C6DF88 #DDECB8 #F3F9E7 #F3F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#DDECB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.76
#DDECB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDECB8
16.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDECB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDECB8 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.76 | 16.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E6B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E6BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E2E6DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddecb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 236, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.070 120.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8f2cd',
500: '#ddecb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddecb8; $custom-light: #e8f2cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddecb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 236,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.308,
"s": 57.778,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91886,
"c": 0.07003,
"h": 120.9
},
"luminance": 0.78824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDECB8
secondary
#957FC9
accent
#20C550
background
#FEFFFE
surface
#FCFEFA
border
#D5D6D3
text
#161613
muted
#848583