#DEE58D

Accessibility

AAA

15.7:1

Vs white / black

1.34:1 · 15.7:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#dee58d

RGB

rgb(222, 229, 141)

RGBA

rgba(222, 229, 141, 1)

HSL

hsl(65, 63%, 73%)

HSLA

hsla(65, 63%, 73%, 1)

HSV

hsv(65, 38%, 90%)

LAB

lab(88.68% -15.38 42.11)

LCH

lch(88.68% 44.83 110.06)

OKLAB

oklab(0.897 -0.0422 0.1028)

OKLCH

oklch(0.897 0.1111 112.32)

XYZ

xyz(62.95, 73.49, 36.06)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 0%, 38%, 10%)

CSS

color: #dee58d;

CSS variable

--color-dee58d: #dee58d;

SCSS

$color-dee58d: #dee58d;

JavaScript

const color = "#dee58d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#dee58d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#dee58d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#dee58d", "rgb": { "r": 222, "g": 229, "b": 141 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.897 0.1111 112.32)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#dee58d-1: #dee58d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

lime-200

Very different · ΔE 6.43 · #D9F99D

Nearest CSS named color

Khaki

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.6 · #F0E68C

Nearest Material color

lime-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.31 · #E6EE9C

Nearest Bootstrap color

warning

Very different · ΔE 20.2 · #FFC107

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f5fbc6 100e8eeb5 200d5db99 300bfc579 400a3a952 500888d35 60071762a 7005a5e1d 800454711 900303206 9501b1d00

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcfdf6 fafbec f7f9e3 f4f6d9 f1f4d0 eff2c6 ecf0bd e9eeb3 e6ecaa e4e9a0 e1e797 dee58d ccd281 b9bf76 a7ac6a 94995e 818652 6f7347 5c5f3b 4a4c2f 383923 252617 13130c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcfdf6 fafbec f7f9e3 f4f6d9 f1f4d0 eff2c6 ecf0bd e9eeb3 e6ecaa e4e9a0 e1e797

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

ccd281 b9bf76 a7ac6a 94995e 818652 6f7347 5c5f3b 4a4c2f 383923 252617 13130c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d6dd8c ced48b c7cc8a bfc389 b7bb88 afb387 a7aa85 9fa284 989983 909182 888881

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#DEE58DStop 1 #968FE6Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#E6C18FStop 1 #DEE58DStop 2 #B3E68FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#DEE58DStop 1 #8FDEE6Stop 2 #E68FDEStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#DEE58DStop 1 #8FB3E6Stop 2 #C18FE6Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#4E5313Stop 1 #889121Stop 2 #C2D02FStop 3 #D5DE6EStop 4 #E7ECACStop 5

Using this color

Where #dee58d works

#DEE58D (#dee58d) sits in the yellow family at about 65° hue, 63% saturation, and 73% lightness. Contrast is 1.34:1 on white and 15.7:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #dee58d as small body text on white — 1.34:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Lime 200#E6EE9C Spectrum #D1D978#D1D978 Material Lime 300#DCE775 Spectrum #DDDD73#DDDD73 Spectrum #D1E576#D1E576 Spectrum #DBE972#DBE972 Khaki#F0E68C Spectrum #D7D693#D7D693 Spectrum #C4D378#C4D378 Spectrum #C4E076#C4E076 Spectrum #E2DA6F#E2DA6F Spectrum #DBD48F#DBD48F