#DEDCB3#DEDCB3
#DEDCB3 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.054 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEDCB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 220, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 39%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 19%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 19.4%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.98, -5.98, 20.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.98, 21.30, 106.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.57% -0.0141 0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.57% 0.054 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.8537, 69.9714, 52.7811) |
| Luminance | 0.6997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.23
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.56
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.87
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 6.44
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.58
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEDCB3 #B3B5DE
analogous
#DEC6B3 #DEDCB3 #CADEB3
triadic
#DEDCB3 #B3DEDC #DCB3DE
tetradic
#DEDCB3 #B3DEC6 #B3B5DE #DEB3CA
square
#DEDCB3 #B3DEC6 #B3B5DE #DEB3CA
split-complementary
#DEDCB3 #B3CADE #C6B3DE
monochromatic
#B9B55E #CBC888 #DEDCB3 #F1F0DE #F6F5EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#DEDCB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#DEDCB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEDCB3
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEDCB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEDCB3 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D9B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5DBB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E5D6D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dedcb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 220, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.054 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8e6c9',
500: '#dedcb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dedcb3; $custom-light: #e8e6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dedcb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 220,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.209,
"s": 39.45,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88566,
"c": 0.05418,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.69971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEDCB3
secondary
#7F81B6
accent
#39B233
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161613
muted
#848482