#DEC76C#DEC76C
#DEC76C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.115 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEC76C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 199, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 51.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.44, -3.48, 48.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.44, 48.21, 94.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.02% -0.011 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.02% 0.115 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2562, 57.4614, 22.4704) |
| Luminance | 0.5746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.57
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.71
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEC76C #6C83DE
analogous
#DE8E6C #DEC76C #BCDE6C
triadic
#DEC76C #6CDEC7 #C76CDE
tetradic
#DEC76C #6CDE8E #6C83DE #DE6CBC
square
#DEC76C #6CDE8E #6C83DE #DE6CBC
split-complementary
#DEC76C #6CBCDE #8E6CDE
monochromatic
#AA8F26 #D3B43A #DEC76C #E9DA9E #F4EDD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#DEC76C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.49
#DEC76C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEC76C
12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEC76C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEC76C | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.49 | 12.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDCB70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDBBB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dec76c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 199, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.115 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead798',
500: '#dec76c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dec76c; $custom-light: #ead798; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dec76c",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 199,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.895,
"s": 63.333,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83021,
"c": 0.11458,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.57459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEC76C
secondary
#4258AC
accent
#3ECB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F