#DEE8A3#DEE8A3
#DEE8A3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.759; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.090 H 114.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DEE8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 232, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 60%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 30%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 29.7%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.81, -14.22, 32.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.81, 35.51, 113.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.71% -0.0378 0.0813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.71% 0.09 114.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5916, 75.8877, 45.8356) |
| Luminance | 0.7589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.76
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.61
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.86
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.87
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.89
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DEE8A3 #ADA3E8
analogous
#E8D0A3 #DEE8A3 #BBE8A3
triadic
#DEE8A3 #A3DEE8 #E8A3DE
tetradic
#DEE8A3 #A3E8D0 #ADA3E8 #E8A3BB
square
#DEE8A3 #A3E8D0 #ADA3E8 #E8A3BB
split-complementary
#DEE8A3 #A3BBE8 #D0A3E8
monochromatic
#BBD041 #CCDC72 #DEE8A3 #F0F4D4 #F6F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#DEE8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.18
#DEE8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DEE8A3
16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DEE8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DEE8A3 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.18 | 16.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2E19E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E3A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E6E0D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dee8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 232, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.090 114.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9efbe',
500: '#dee8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dee8a3; $custom-light: #e9efbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dee8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 232,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.696,
"s": 60,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9071,
"c": 0.08966,
"h": 114.9
},
"luminance": 0.75887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DEE8A3
secondary
#796CC3
accent
#1EC836
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#848582