#DEC958#DEC958
#DEC958 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.134 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEC958 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 201, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 60.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.74, -6.04, 57.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.74, 58.07, 95.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.2% -0.0207 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.2% 0.134 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7744, 58.0098, 17.6478) |
| Luminance | 0.5801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.36
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.69
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.82
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.89
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEC958 #586DDE
analogous
#DE8658 #DEC958 #B0DE58
triadic
#DEC958 #58DEC9 #C958DE
tetradic
#DEC958 #58DE86 #586DDE #DE58B0
square
#DEC958 #58DE86 #586DDE #DE58B0
split-complementary
#DEC958 #58B0DE #8658DE
monochromatic
#9D891F #D0B629 #DEC958 #E8DA8B #F2EABE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#DEC958 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.60
#DEC958 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEC958
12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEC958 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEC958 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.60 | 12.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC44C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEBCB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dec958; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 201, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.134 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd98b',
500: '#dec958',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dec958; $custom-light: #ebd98b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dec958",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 201,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.597,
"s": 67,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83195,
"c": 0.13438,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.58007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEC958
secondary
#3A4AA0
accent
#33CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F