#DFBF5E#DFBF5E
#DFBF5E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.538; OKLCH L 81.3% C 0.122 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFBF5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 191, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 57.8%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.32, -0.03, 52.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.32, 52.30, 90.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.32% -0.0027 0.1218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.32% 0.122 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0848, 53.7603, 18.2735) |
| Luminance | 0.5376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.78
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.16
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.33
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.59
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.84
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFBF5E #5E7EDF
analogous
#DF7F5E #DFBF5E #BFDF5E
triadic
#DFBF5E #5EDFBF #BF5EDF
tetradic
#DFBF5E #5EDF7F #5E7EDF #DF5EBF
square
#DFBF5E #5EDF7F #5E7EDF #DF5EBF
split-complementary
#DFBF5E #5EBFDF #7F5EDF
monochromatic
#A28220 #D5AB2B #DFBF5E #E9D391 #F3E8C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#DFBF5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.75
#DFBF5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFBF5E
11.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFBF5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFBF5E | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.75 | 11.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BC55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C662
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFB2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfbf5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 191, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.3% 0.122 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd28e',
500: '#dfbf5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfbf5e; $custom-light: #ecd28e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfbf5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 191,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.116,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8132,
"c": 0.12185,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.53758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFBF5E
secondary
#3C56A5
accent
#44CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F