#DEDBAD#DEDBAD
#DEDBAD is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.061 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEDBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 219, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 43%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 22%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 22.1%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.61, -6.33, 23.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.61, 23.91, 105.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.23% -0.0151 0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.23% 0.061 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9984, 69.2107, 49.5673) |
| Luminance | 0.6921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.27
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.60
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.01
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 6.74
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 6.83
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEDBAD #ADB0DE
analogous
#DEC3AD #DEDBAD #C8DEAD
triadic
#DEDBAD #ADDEDB #DBADDE
tetradic
#DEDBAD #ADDEC3 #ADB0DE #DEADC8
square
#DEDBAD #ADDEC3 #ADB0DE #DEADC8
split-complementary
#DEDBAD #ADC8DE #C3ADDE
monochromatic
#BBB556 #CCC881 #DEDBAD #F0EED9 #F6F5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#DEDBAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.84
#DEDBAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEDBAD
14.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEDBAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEDBAD | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.84 | 14.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D7AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5DAAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6D5CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dedbad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 219, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.061 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e6c5',
500: '#dedbad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dedbad; $custom-light: #e8e6c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dedbad",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 219,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.327,
"s": 42.609,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88231,
"c": 0.06059,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.6921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEDBAD
secondary
#797DB6
accent
#38B630
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161513
muted
#848482