#DECD5C#DECD5C
#DECD5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.134 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DECD5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 205, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 66%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 58.6%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -7.81, 57.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 57.70, 97.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.06% -0.0253 0.132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.06% 0.134 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8893, 59.9671, 18.8593) |
| Luminance | 0.5997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.52
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.73
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.22
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.35
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DECD5C #5C6DDE
analogous
#DE8C5C #DECD5C #AEDE5C
triadic
#DECD5C #5CDECD #CD5CDE
tetradic
#DECD5C #5CDE8C #5C6DDE #DE5CAE
square
#DECD5C #5CDE8C #5C6DDE #DE5CAE
split-complementary
#DECD5C #5CAEDE #8C5CDE
monochromatic
#9F8F20 #D2BC2B #DECD5C #E8DD8F #F3ECC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DECD5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#DECD5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DECD5C
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DECD5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DECD5C | 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)
#DEC750
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CE62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEC0B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #decd5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 205, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.134 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdc8e',
500: '#decd5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #decd5c; $custom-light: #ebdc8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#decd5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 205,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.154,
"s": 66.327,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8406,
"c": 0.13443,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.59965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DECD5C
secondary
#3C49A3
accent
#2FCE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F