#DECD4E#DECD4E
#DECD4E 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 | #DECD4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 205, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 64.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.70, -8.71, 63.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.70, 63.66, 97.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.93% -0.0294 0.1426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.93% 0.146 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3329, 59.7445, 15.9288) |
| Luminance | 0.5974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.55
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.83
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.86
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.07
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.21
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECD4E #4E5FDE
analogous
#DE854E #DECD4E #A7DE4E
triadic
#DECD4E #4EDECD #CD4EDE
tetradic
#DECD4E #4EDE85 #4E5FDE #DE4EA7
square
#DECD4E #4EDE85 #4E5FDE #DE4EA7
split-complementary
#DECD4E #4EA7DE #854EDE
monochromatic
#96871C #C9B626 #DECD4E #E8DC82 #F1EAB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DECD4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.95
#DECD4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECD4E
12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECD4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECD4E | 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)
#DFC73E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CE55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEBFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #decd4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 205, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.146 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdb86',
500: '#decd4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #decd4e; $custom-light: #ecdb86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#decd4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 205,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.917,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83925,
"c": 0.14563,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.59742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECD4E
secondary
#36429A
accent
#51EB3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E