#DECD5B#DECD5B
#DECD5B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.135 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DECD5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 205, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 66%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 59%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -7.88, 57.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 58.14, 97.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.05% -0.0256 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.05% 0.135 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8459, 59.9497, 18.6306) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.59
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.84
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.22
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.34
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECD5B #5B6CDE
analogous
#DE8C5B #DECD5B #AEDE5B
triadic
#DECD5B #5BDECD #CD5BDE
tetradic
#DECD5B #5BDE8C #5B6CDE #DE5BAE
square
#DECD5B #5BDE8C #5B6CDE #DE5BAE
split-complementary
#DECD5B #5BAEDE #8C5BDE
monochromatic
#9F8E20 #D2BC2A #DECD5B #E8DD8E #F3ECC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DECD5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#DECD5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECD5B
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECD5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECD5B | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC74F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CE61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEC0B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #decd5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 205, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.135 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdc8d',
500: '#decd5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #decd5b; $custom-light: #ebdc8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#decd5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 205,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.214,
"s": 66.497,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8405,
"c": 0.13529,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.59948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECD5B
secondary
#3B48A2
accent
#2FCE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F