#DEC96C#DEC96C
#DEC96C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.116 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEC96C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 201, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 63%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 51.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.95, -4.51, 48.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.95, 48.91, 95.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.43% -0.014 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.43% 0.116 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7194, 58.3878, 22.6248) |
| Luminance | 0.5839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.83
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.48
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.60
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.72
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEC96C #6C81DE
analogous
#DE906C #DEC96C #BADE6C
triadic
#DEC96C #6CDEC9 #C96CDE
tetradic
#DEC96C #6CDE90 #6C81DE #DE6CBA
square
#DEC96C #6CDE90 #6C81DE #DE6CBA
split-complementary
#DEC96C #6CBADE #906CDE
monochromatic
#AA9126 #D3B73A #DEC96C #E9DB9E #F4EED0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#DEC96C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#DEC96C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEC96C
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEC96C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEC96C | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C564
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDBDB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dec96c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 201, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.116 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ead998',
500: '#dec96c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dec96c; $custom-light: #ead998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dec96c",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 201,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.947,
"s": 63.333,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83429,
"c": 0.11625,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.58386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEC96C
secondary
#4256AC
accent
#3BCB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F