#DED8BA#DED8BA
#DED8BA is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.682; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.041 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DED8BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 216, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 35%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 16%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 16.2%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.10, -2.89, 15.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.10, 15.81, 100.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.92% -0.0055 0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.92% 0.041 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5424, 68.1873, 56.2589) |
| Luminance | 0.6819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 5.46
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.95
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 6.15
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 6.65
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 6.78
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DED8BA #BAC0DE
analogous
#DEC6BA #DED8BA #D2DEBA
triadic
#DED8BA #BADED8 #D8BADE
tetradic
#DED8BA #BADEC6 #BAC0DE #DEBAD2
square
#DED8BA #BADEC6 #BAC0DE #DEBAD2
split-complementary
#DED8BA #BAD2DE #C6BADE
monochromatic
#B6A967 #CAC191 #DED8BA #F2EFE3 #F5F3EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#DED8BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.64
#DED8BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DED8BA
14.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DED8BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DED8BA | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.64 | 14.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DED6B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0D8BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E4D3D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ded8ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 216, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.041 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e4ce',
500: '#ded8ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ded8ba; $custom-light: #e8e4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ded8ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 216,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 35.294,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87916,
"c": 0.04052,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.68186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DED8BA
secondary
#868EB6
accent
#4BAE37
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161513
muted
#848483