Color

#D3DE4C

Light vivid warm yellow. Nearest reference color: Pear.

RGB

0–255

211

222

CMYK

0–100%

4.95%

65.77%

12.94%

RGB describes how #D3DE4C is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 211, green 222 and blue 76.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 4.95%, magenta 0%, yellow 65.77% and black 12.94%.

HSL values

H 64.52° S 68.87% L 58.43%

In the HSL color model, #D3DE4C has a hue of 64.52°, 68.87% saturation and 58.43% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#D3DE4C is a light, warm yellow with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #D3DE4C in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #D3DE4C

RGB rgb(211, 222, 76)

HSL hsl(64.52 68.87% 58.43%)

OKLCH oklch(0.865845 0.165343 113.5137)

CSS --color: #D3DE4C;

Tints of #D3DE4C

Tints are lighter variations of #D3DE4C. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EEFA6B #E7F364 #E1EC5C #DAE554 #D3DE4C

Shades of #D3DE4C

Shades are darker variations of #D3DE4C. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#D3DE4C #99A100 #626700 #303300 #060600

Tones of #D3DE4C

Tones reduce the chroma of #D3DE4C, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#D3DE4C #D2DC73 #D2DA91 #D2D8AB #D2D5C3

Tonal range of #D3DE4C

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #D3DE4C between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EEFA6B #E7F364 #E1EC5C #DAE554 #D3DE4C #99A100 #626700 #303300 #060600

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EEFA6B;
    --color-200: #E7F364;
    --color-300: #E1EC5C;
    --color-400: #DAE554;
    --color-500: #D3DE4C;
    --color-600: #99A100;
    --color-700: #626700;
    --color-800: #303300;
    --color-900: #060600;
}

Colors that go with #D3DE4C

Color harmonies for #D3DE4C are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#D3DE4C #D4CAFF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#FFCA5A #D3DE4C #8CEE89

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#D3DE4C #9FDCFF #FFBDD7

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#D3DE4C #BDD3FF #F9B9FF

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#D3DE4C #00EEFE #D4CAFF #FFC1BC

CSS gradients with #D3DE4C

These gradients show how #D3DE4C moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#D3DE4C #DDE784 #E8F0B0 #F3F8D8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D3DE4C, #DDE784, #E8F0B0, #F3F8D8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#D3DE4C #8F9731 #515518 #1A1C04 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D3DE4C, #8F9731, #515518, #1A1C04, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#D3DE4C #76EFB0 #60EAF6 #AFD7FF #D4CAFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #D3DE4C, #76EFB0, #60EAF6, #AFD7FF, #D4CAFF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #D3DE4C. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.47:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

14.32:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.6661 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #D3DE4C as the background.

background-color: #D3DE4C;
color: #000000;

Using #D3DE4C in design

See how #D3DE4C works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#D3DE4C used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #D3DE4C to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#E7F364

#D3DE4C

#303300

Colors similar to #D3DE4C

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #D3DE4C, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#EDF96A #BAC428 #D4DF00 #D2DC73 #E6D73C #BEE45F #F3E44D #B1D751

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #D3DE4C may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #EED437 Deuteranopia #EED756 Tritanopia #E0D1C0

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #D3DE4C can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 54.2912
Y: 66.6143
Z: 16.834

CIELAB

L*: 85.3088
a*: -21.817
b*: 67.3278

OKLab

L: 0.865845
a: -0.065967
b: 0.151614

OKLCH

L: 0.865845
C: 0.165343
H: 113.5137°