#DEDE99#DEDE99

#DEDE99 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.701; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.089 H 108.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DEDE99
RGB	rgb(222, 222, 153)
HSL	hsl(60, 51%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(60, 31%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 31.1%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(87.03, -10.48, 33.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(87.03, 35.52, 107.17°)
OKLab	oklab(88.45% -0.0275 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(88.45% 0.089 108.1)
XYZ	xyz(61.9956, 70.0731, 40.3904)
Luminance	0.7007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DEDE99 #9999DE

analogous

#DEBB99 #DEDE99 #BBDE99

triadic

#DEDE99 #99DEDE #DE99DE

tetradic

#DEDE99 #99DEBB #9999DE #DE99BB

square

#DEDE99 #99DEBB #9999DE #DE99BB

split-complementary

#DEDE99 #99BBDE #BB99DE

monochromatic

#BFBF3E #CFCF6B #DEDE99 #EDEDC7 #F8F8E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.40

#DEDE99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

15.01

#DEDE99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #DEDE99

15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DEDE99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DEDE99	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)

#E9D894

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#EADB9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E8D6CC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#DADADA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dede99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 222, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.089 108.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e9e8b7',
    500: '#dede99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dede99;
$custom-light: #e9e8b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dede99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 222,
    "g": 222,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.88452,
    "c": 0.08874,
    "h": 108.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.70072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DEDE99

secondary

#6565B6

accent

#27BE27

background

#FEFEFD

surface

#FDFCF8

border

#D5D5D1

text

#161611

muted

#848481

Preview Lab

Preview with #DEDE99

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

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