#DED9BE#DED9BE
#DED9BE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.689; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.036 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DED9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 217, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 33%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 14%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 14.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.44, -2.79, 13.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.44, 14.20, 101.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.21% -0.0054 0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.21% 0.036 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.2306, 68.8737, 58.6155) |
| Luminance | 0.6887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.77
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 5.69
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 6.30
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 6.47
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 6.82
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DED9BE #BEC3DE
analogous
#DEC9BE #DED9BE #D3DEBE
triadic
#DED9BE #BEDED9 #D9BEDE
tetradic
#DED9BE #BEDEC9 #BEC3DE #DEBED3
square
#DED9BE #BEDEC9 #BEC3DE #DEBED3
split-complementary
#DED9BE #BED3DE #C9BEDE
monochromatic
#B5AA6D #C9C195 #DED9BE #F3F1E7 #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#DED9BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.77
#DED9BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DED9BE
14.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DED9BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DED9BE | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.77 | 14.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFD7BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0D9BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3D5D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ded9be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 217, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.036 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e4d1',
500: '#ded9be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ded9be; $custom-light: #e8e4d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ded9be",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 217,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.625,
"s": 32.653,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88214,
"c": 0.03646,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.68873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DED9BE
secondary
#8A91B6
accent
#4CAB3A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161514
muted
#848483