#DED8A1#DED8A1
#DED8A1 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.672; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.072 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DED8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 216, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 48%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 27%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 27.5%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.61, -6.43, 27.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.61, 28.66, 102.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.37% -0.0156 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.37% 0.072 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.1133, 67.2157, 43.4659) |
| Luminance | 0.6722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.27
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.77
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.11
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.82
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 7.14
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DED8A1 #A1A7DE
analogous
#DEB9A1 #DED8A1 #C6DEA1
triadic
#DED8A1 #A1DED8 #D8A1DE
tetradic
#DED8A1 #A1DEB9 #A1A7DE #DEA1C6
square
#DED8A1 #A1DEB9 #A1A7DE #DEA1C6
split-complementary
#DED8A1 #A1C6DE #B9A1DE
monochromatic
#BEB246 #CEC574 #DED8A1 #EEEBCE #F7F6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#DED8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.44
#DED8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DED8A1
14.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DED8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DED8A1 | 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)
#E2D49D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D8A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7D1C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ded8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 216, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.072 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e4bd',
500: '#ded8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ded8a1; $custom-light: #e9e4bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ded8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 216,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.098,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87371,
"c": 0.07202,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.67215
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DED8A1
secondary
#6D74B6
accent
#38BB2A
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#161512
muted
#848482