#dee8a1

Color #dee8a1

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 7.68 Nearest Tailwind class lime-200 #d8f999 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#dee8a1

RGB

rgb(222, 232, 161)

HSL

hsl(68.5, 60.7%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68.5, 30.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 0%, 30.6%, 9%)

LAB

lab(89.77, -14.47, 33.51)

LCH

lch(89.77, 36.5, 113.36)

OKLCH

oklch(90.7%, 0.0921, 114.78)

HWB

hwb(68.5, 63.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba1e8

Analogous

#e8cfa1

#dee8a1

#bbe8a1

Triadic

#dee8a1

#a1dee8

#e8a1de

Split-complementary

#dee8a1

#a1bbe8

#cfa1e8

Tetradic

#dee8a1

#a1e8ab

#aba1e8

#e8a1de

Square

#dee8a1

#a1e8cf

#aba1e8

#e8a1bb

Shades

Color #dee8a1 mixed toward black.

#cbdb6d

#b9ce38

#8d9e27

#5e691a

#2f350d

Tints

Color #dee8a1 mixed toward white.

#e4ecb1

#e9f0c0

#eff4d0

#f4f7e0

#fafbef

Tones

Color #dee8a1 mixed toward gray.

#dae2a7

#d6dcad

#d1d6b3

#cdd0b9

#c9cbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e2e2b6 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#e2e1ba · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#dfc4c7 · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#e2e2e2 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dee8a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dee8a1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#dee8a1 (#dee8a1) is rgb(222, 232, 161) in RGB.

No, #dee8a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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