#DDEE8B#DDEE8B
#DDEE8B is a very light, vivid yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.784; OKLCH L 91.5% C 0.125 H 116.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DDEE8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 238, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 41.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.96, -20.38, 45.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.96, 50.27, 113.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.49% -0.0566 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.49% 0.125 116.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0540, 78.3858, 36.1240) |
| Luminance | 0.7839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.37
Light Yellow Green
#CCFD7F
ΔE00 6.34
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 6.54
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.58
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.72
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DDEE8B #9C8BEE
analogous
#EECE8B #DDEE8B #ACEE8B
triadic
#DDEE8B #8BDDEE #EE8BDD
tetradic
#DDEE8B #8BEECE #9C8BEE #EE8BAC
square
#DDEE8B #8BEECE #9C8BEE #EE8BAC
split-complementary
#DDEE8B #8BACEE #CE8BEE
monochromatic
#BEDE21 #CDE656 #DDEE8B #EDF6C0 #F7FBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#DDEE8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.68
#DDEE8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DDEE8B
16.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DDEE8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DDEE8B | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.68 | 16.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE583
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E690
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7E4D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ddee8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 238, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.5% 0.125 116.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9f3ae',
500: '#ddee8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ddee8b; $custom-light: #e9f3ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ddee8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 238,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 70.303,
"s": 74.436,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9149,
"c": 0.12498,
"h": 116.9
},
"luminance": 0.78385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DDEE8B
secondary
#6854C9
accent
#0FD731
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF7
border
#D5D6D0
text
#161710
muted
#848581