#DEDE98#DEDE98

#DEDE98 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.090 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DEDE98
RGB	rgb(222, 222, 152)
HSL	hsl(60, 51%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(60, 32%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 31.5%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(87.02, -10.61, 34.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(87.02, 36.02, 107.12°)
OKLab	oklab(88.43% -0.0279 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(88.43% 0.09 108.1)
XYZ	xyz(61.9134, 70.0402, 39.9572)
Luminance	0.7004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DEDE98 #9898DE

analogous

#DEBB98 #DEDE98 #BBDE98

triadic

#DEDE98 #98DEDE #DE98DE

tetradic

#DEDE98 #98DEBB #9898DE #DE98BB

square

#DEDE98 #98DEBB #9898DE #DE98BB

split-complementary

#DEDE98 #98BBDE #BB98DE

monochromatic

#BFBF3D #CFCF6A #DEDE98 #EDEDC6 #F8F8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.40

#DEDE98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

15.01

#DEDE98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DEDE98

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DEDE98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DEDE98	1.00	1.40	15.01	15.01
#FFFFFF	1.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	15.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	15.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#E9D893

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#EADB9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E8D6CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#DADADA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dede98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 222, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.090 108.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9e8b7',
    500: '#dede98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dede98;
$custom-light: #e9e8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dede98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 222,
    "g": 222,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 51.471,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.88434,
    "c": 0.08993,
    "h": 108.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.70039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DEDE98

secondary

#6464B6

accent

#27BF27

background

#FEFEFD

surface

#FDFCF8

border

#D5D5D1

text

#161611

muted

#848481

Preview Lab

Preview with #DEDE98

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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