#DECD55#DECD55
#DECD55 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.140 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DECD55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 205, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 62%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 61.7%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.76, -8.28, 60.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.76, 60.74, 97.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.99% -0.0274 0.1375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.99% 0.14 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5973, 59.8503, 17.3216) |
| Luminance | 0.5985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.63
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.04
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.27
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.27
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECD55 #5566DE
analogous
#DE8955 #DECD55 #AADE55
triadic
#DECD55 #55DECD #CD55DE
tetradic
#DECD55 #55DE89 #5566DE #DE55AA
square
#DECD55 #55DE89 #5566DE #DE55AA
split-complementary
#DECD55 #55AADE #8955DE
monochromatic
#9B8B1E #CEB928 #DECD55 #E8DC88 #F2EBBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DECD55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#DECD55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECD55
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECD55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECD55 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC747
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CE5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEC0B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #decd55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 205, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.140 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdc8a',
500: '#decd55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #decd55; $custom-light: #ebdc8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#decd55",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 205,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.555,
"s": 67.488,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8399,
"c": 0.14023,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.59848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECD55
secondary
#39459E
accent
#2DCF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F