#DECD4D#DECD4D
#DECD4D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.146 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DECD4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 205, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 65.3%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.69, -8.77, 63.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.69, 64.07, 97.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.92% -0.0297 0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.92% 0.146 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2973, 59.7303, 15.7414) |
| Luminance | 0.5973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.55
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.75
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.78
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.15
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECD4D #4D5EDE
analogous
#DE844D #DECD4D #A6DE4D
triadic
#DECD4D #4DDECD #CD4DDE
tetradic
#DECD4D #4DDE84 #4D5EDE #DE4DA6
square
#DECD4D #4DDE84 #4D5EDE #DE4DA6
split-complementary
#DECD4D #4DA6DE #844DDE
monochromatic
#95871C #C9B525 #DECD4D #E8DC81 #F1EAB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DECD4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#DECD4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECD4D
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECD4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECD4D | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.95 | 12.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC73C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CE54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEBFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #decd4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 205, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.146 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdb85',
500: '#decd4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #decd4d; $custom-light: #ecdb85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#decd4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 205,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.966,
"s": 68.72,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83917,
"c": 0.14636,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.59728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECD4D
secondary
#364199
accent
#51EC3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E