#DEE2A2#DEE2A2
#DEE2A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.725; OKLCH L 89.4% C 0.083 H 111.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEE2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 226, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.8%, 0%, 28.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.22, -11.36, 30.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.22, 32.95, 110.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.45% -0.0297 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.45% 0.083 111) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.8422, 72.5317, 44.8122) |
| Luminance | 0.7253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.40
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.43
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.59
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.73
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.94
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEE2A2 #A6A2E2
analogous
#E2C6A2 #DEE2A2 #BEE2A2
triadic
#DEE2A2 #A2DEE2 #E2A2DE
tetradic
#DEE2A2 #A2E2C6 #A6A2E2 #E2A2BE
square
#DEE2A2 #A2E2C6 #A6A2E2 #E2A2BE
split-complementary
#DEE2A2 #A2BEE2 #C6A2E2
monochromatic
#BDC545 #CDD373 #DEE2A2 #EFF1D1 #F7F8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#DEE2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.51
#DEE2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEE2A2
15.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEE2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEE2A2 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.51 | 15.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECDC9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECDEA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6DAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dee2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 226, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.4% 0.083 111.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9ebbe',
500: '#dee2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dee2a2; $custom-light: #e9ebbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dee2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 226,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.75,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89446,
"c": 0.08297,
"h": 111
},
"luminance": 0.72531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEE2A2
secondary
#726DBB
accent
#26C02F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFDF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#161612
muted
#848482