#DFBC4C#DFBC4C
#DFBC4C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.522; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.135 H 91.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFBC4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 188, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 65.9%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.39, 0.34, 59.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.39, 59.38, 89.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.53% -0.0038 0.1345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.53% 0.135 91.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7217, 52.1790, 14.2887) |
| Luminance | 0.5218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.12
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.87
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.06
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.61
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFBC4C #4C6FDF
analogous
#DF724C #DFBC4C #B8DF4C
triadic
#DFBC4C #4CDFBC #BC4CDF
tetradic
#DFBC4C #4CDF72 #4C6FDF #DF4CB8
square
#DFBC4C #4CDF72 #4C6FDF #DF4CB8
split-complementary
#DFBC4C #4CB8DF #724CDF
monochromatic
#96791B #CAA224 #DFBC4C #E8CF80 #F2E3B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#DFBC4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.44
#DFBC4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFBC4C
11.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFBC4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFBC4C | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.44 | 11.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB93F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C351
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0AEA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfbc4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 188, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.135 91.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edcf83',
500: '#dfbc4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfbc4c; $custom-light: #edcf83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfbc4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 188,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.714,
"s": 69.668,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80528,
"c": 0.13453,
"h": 91.6
},
"luminance": 0.52176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFBC4C
secondary
#354D9A
accent
#66EC3B
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E