#DED8A0#DED8A0
#DED8A0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.672; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.073 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DED8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 216, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 48%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 28%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 27.9%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.60, -6.56, 28.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.60, 29.17, 103.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.35% -0.016 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.35% 0.073 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0255, 67.1806, 43.0033) |
| Luminance | 0.6718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.36
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.71
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.10
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.76
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.95
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DED8A0 #A0A6DE
analogous
#DEB9A0 #DED8A0 #C5DEA0
triadic
#DED8A0 #A0DED8 #D8A0DE
tetradic
#DED8A0 #A0DEB9 #A0A6DE #DEA0C5
square
#DED8A0 #A0DEB9 #A0A6DE #DEA0C5
split-complementary
#DED8A0 #A0C5DE #B9A0DE
monochromatic
#BEB345 #CEC573 #DED8A0 #EEEBCD #F7F6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#DED8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.44
#DED8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DED8A0
14.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DED8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DED8A0 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.44 | 14.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2D49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D7A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7D0C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ded8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 216, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.073 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e4bc',
500: '#ded8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ded8a0; $custom-light: #e9e4bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ded8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 216,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.194,
"s": 48.438,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87351,
"c": 0.07325,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.67179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DED8A0
secondary
#6C73B6
accent
#38BC2A
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#161512
muted
#848482