#DED38F#DED38F
#DED38F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.641; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.088 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DED38F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 211, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 54%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 35.6%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.02, -6.10, 35.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.02, 35.61, 99.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.01% -0.0155 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.01% 0.088 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3772, 64.1028, 35.2792) |
| Luminance | 0.6410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.96
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.93
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.98
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.04
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DED38F #8F9ADE
analogous
#DEAC8F #DED38F #C2DE8F
triadic
#DED38F #8FDED3 #D38FDE
tetradic
#DED38F #8FDEAC #8F9ADE #DE8FC2
square
#DED38F #8FDEAC #8F9ADE #DE8FC2
split-complementary
#DED38F #8FC2DE #AC8FDE
monochromatic
#BBA937 #D0C060 #DED38F #ECE6BE #F8F6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#DED38F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.82
#DED38F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DED38F
13.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DED38F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DED38F | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.82 | 13.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCF8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D492
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E9CAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ded38f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 211, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.088 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e0b0',
500: '#ded38f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ded38f; $custom-light: #e9e0b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ded38f",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 211,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.646,
"s": 54.483,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86012,
"c": 0.08809,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.64101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DED38F
secondary
#5B68B6
accent
#3AC224
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF7
border
#D5D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#848481