#DED9BF#DED9BF
#DED9BF is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.689; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.035 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DED9BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 217, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 32%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 14%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 14%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.46, -2.63, 13.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.46, 13.69, 101.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.24% -0.005 0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.24% 0.035 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.3402, 68.9176, 59.1931) |
| Luminance | 0.6892 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 4.58
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 5.45
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 6.28
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 6.35
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 6.81
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DED9BF #BFC4DE
analogous
#DEC9BF #DED9BF #D3DEBF
triadic
#DED9BF #BFDED9 #D9BFDE
tetradic
#DED9BF #BFDEC9 #BFC4DE #DEBFD3
square
#DED9BF #BFDEC9 #BFC4DE #DEBFD3
split-complementary
#DED9BF #BFD3DE #C9BFDE
monochromatic
#B4A96E #C9C197 #DED9BF #F3F1E7 #F5F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#DED9BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.78
#DED9BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DED9BF
14.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DED9BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DED9BF | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.78 | 14.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFD7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0D9C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3D5D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ded9bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 217, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.035 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e4d2',
500: '#ded9bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ded9bf; $custom-light: #e8e4d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ded9bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 217,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.323,
"s": 31.959,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88238,
"c": 0.03516,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.68917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DED9BF
secondary
#8B92B6
accent
#4DAB3B
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161514
muted
#848483