#DED8A2#DED8A2
#DED8A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.672; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.071 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DED8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 216, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 48%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 27%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 27%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.63, -6.30, 27.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.63, 28.15, 102.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.39% -0.0152 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.39% 0.071 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2019, 67.2511, 43.9321) |
| Luminance | 0.6725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.20
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.85
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.13
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 7.33
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DED8A2 #A2A8DE
analogous
#DEBAA2 #DED8A2 #C6DEA2
triadic
#DED8A2 #A2DED8 #D8A2DE
tetradic
#DED8A2 #A2DEBA #A2A8DE #DEA2C6
square
#DED8A2 #A2DEBA #A2A8DE #DEA2C6
split-complementary
#DED8A2 #A2C6DE #BAA2DE
monochromatic
#BEB248 #CEC575 #DED8A2 #EEEBCF #F7F6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#DED8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.45
#DED8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DED8A2
14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DED8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DED8A2 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.45 | 14.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2D49E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D8A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7D1CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ded8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 216, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.071 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e4be',
500: '#ded8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ded8a2; $custom-light: #e9e4be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ded8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 216,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 47.619,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87391,
"c": 0.07079,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.6725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DED8A2
secondary
#6E75B6
accent
#39BB2B
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#161512
muted
#848482