#DFBC4F#DFBC4F
#DFBC4F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.522; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.132 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFBC4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 188, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 64.6%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.41, 0.52, 58.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.41, 58.11, 89.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.56% -0.0029 0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.56% 0.132 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8284, 52.2217, 14.8509) |
| Luminance | 0.5222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.38
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.79
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.21
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.46
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFBC4F #4F72DF
analogous
#DF744F #DFBC4F #BADF4F
triadic
#DFBC4F #4FDFBC #BC4FDF
tetradic
#DFBC4F #4FDF74 #4F72DF #DF4FBA
square
#DFBC4F #4FDF74 #4F72DF #DF4FBA
split-complementary
#DFBC4F #4FBADF #744FDF
monochromatic
#987A1C #CCA325 #DFBC4F #E8D083 #F2E3B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#DFBC4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.44
#DFBC4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFBC4F
11.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFBC4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFBC4F | 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)
#CFB942
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C354
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0AEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfbc4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 188, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.132 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eccf85',
500: '#dfbc4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfbc4f; $custom-light: #eccf85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfbc4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 188,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.417,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80557,
"c": 0.13227,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.52219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFBC4F
secondary
#364F9C
accent
#67EC3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E