#DEDBC5#DEDBC5
#DEDBC5 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.702; OKLCH L 88.8% C 0.030 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEDBC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 219, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 27%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 11%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 11.3%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.11, -2.71, 11.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.11, 11.51, 103.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.79% -0.0055 0.0291) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.79% 0.03 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5327, 70.2244, 62.9149) |
| Luminance | 0.7022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 3.92
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 5.37
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 5.73
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 6.61
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 6.71
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEDBC5 #C5C8DE
analogous
#DECFC5 #DEDBC5 #D5DEC5
triadic
#DEDBC5 #C5DEDB #DBC5DE
tetradic
#DEDBC5 #C5DECF #C5C8DE #DEC5D5
square
#DEDBC5 #C5DECF #C5C8DE #DEC5D5
split-complementary
#DEDBC5 #C5D5DE #CFC5DE
monochromatic
#B2AB77 #C8C39E #DEDBC5 #F4F3EB #F4F3EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#DEDBC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.04
#DEDBC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEDBC5
15.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEDBC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEDBC5 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.04 | 15.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0D9C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1DBC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E2D8D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dedbc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 219, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.8% 0.030 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e6d6',
500: '#dedbc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dedbc5; $custom-light: #e8e6d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dedbc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 219,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.8,
"s": 27.473,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88789,
"c": 0.02963,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.70224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEDBC5
secondary
#9296B5
accent
#4CA63F
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFCFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161514
muted
#848483