#DEC261#DEC261
#DEC261 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.121 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEC261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 194, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 65%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 56.3%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.03, -1.78, 51.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.03, 51.72, 91.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.87% -0.0073 0.1208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.87% 0.121 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5757, 54.9787, 19.2022) |
| Luminance | 0.5498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.92
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.13
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.44
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.72
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEC261 #617DDE
analogous
#DE8361 #DEC261 #BBDE61
triadic
#DEC261 #61DEC2 #C261DE
tetradic
#DEC261 #61DE83 #617DDE #DE61BB
square
#DEC261 #61DE83 #617DDE #DE61BB
split-complementary
#DEC261 #61BBDE #8361DE
monochromatic
#A38622 #D3AE2E #DEC261 #E9D694 #F3E9C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#DEC261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#DEC261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEC261
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEC261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEC261 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BF58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC765
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dec261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 194, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.121 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd491',
500: '#dec261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dec261; $custom-light: #ebd491; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dec261",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 194,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.56,
"s": 65.445,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81867,
"c": 0.12105,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.54976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEC261
secondary
#3E55A6
accent
#41CD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F