#DFBD4E#DFBD4E
#DFBD4E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.526; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.134 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFBD4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 189, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 65%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.66, -0.06, 58.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.66, 58.81, 90.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.75% -0.0047 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.75% 0.134 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0066, 52.6360, 14.7321) |
| Luminance | 0.5263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.41
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.72
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.98
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.38
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFBD4E #4E70DF
analogous
#DF754E #DFBD4E #B9DF4E
triadic
#DFBD4E #4EDFBD #BD4EDF
tetradic
#DFBD4E #4EDF75 #4E70DF #DF4EB9
square
#DFBD4E #4EDF75 #4E70DF #DF4EB9
split-complementary
#DFBD4E #4EB9DF #754EDF
monochromatic
#977A1B #CBA425 #DFBD4E #E8D082 #F2E4B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#DFBD4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.53
#DFBD4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFBD4E
11.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFBD4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFBD4E | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.53 | 11.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BA41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C453
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0AFA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfbd4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 189, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.134 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd084',
500: '#dfbd4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfbd4e; $custom-light: #edd084; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfbd4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 189,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.931,
"s": 69.378,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80748,
"c": 0.13366,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.52633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFBD4E
secondary
#364E9B
accent
#65EC3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E