#ddd79c

Color #ddd79c

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd79c

RGB

rgb(221, 215, 156)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 48.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 29.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 29.4%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(85.19, -6.95, 29.93)

LCH

lch(85.19, 30.73, 103.07)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.077, 102.99)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 61.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca2dd

Analogous

#ddb69c

#ddd79c

#c2dd9c

Triadic

#ddd79c

#9cddd7

#d79cdd

Split-complementary

#ddd79c

#9cc2dd

#b69cdd

Tetradic

#ddd79c

#a2dd9c

#9ca2dd

#d79cdd

Square

#ddd79c

#9cddb6

#9ca2dd

#dd9cc2

Shades

Color #ddd79c mixed toward black.

#cdc46d

#bbb040

#8c8430

#5e5820

#2f2c10

Tints

Color #ddd79c mixed toward white.

#e3deac

#e8e4bd

#eeebcd

#f4f2de

#f9f8ee

Tones

Color #ddd79c mixed toward gray.

#d8d3a1

#d2cea7

#cdcaac

#c7c5b2

#c2c1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadaad · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#dbdbb0 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#ddb9bb · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd79c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd79c]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#ddd79c (#ddd79c) is rgb(221, 215, 156) in RGB.

No, #ddd79c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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