#DFC04E#DFC04E
#DFC04E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.539; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.136 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC04E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 192, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 65%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.43, -1.62, 59.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.43, 59.65, 91.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.35% -0.0092 0.1353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.35% 0.136 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6586, 53.9400, 14.9494) |
| Luminance | 0.5394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.99
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.83
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.01
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.06
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC04E #4E6DDF
analogous
#DF784E #DFC04E #B6DF4E
triadic
#DFC04E #4EDFC0 #C04EDF
tetradic
#DFC04E #4EDF78 #4E6DDF #DF4EB6
square
#DFC04E #4EDF78 #4E6DDF #DF4EB6
split-complementary
#DFC04E #4EB6DF #784EDF
monochromatic
#977D1B #CBA825 #DFC04E #E8D282 #F2E5B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#DFC04E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.79
#DFC04E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC04E
11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC04E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC04E | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.79 | 11.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BD40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC654
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc04e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 192, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.136 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd285',
500: '#dfc04e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc04e; $custom-light: #ecd285; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc04e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 192,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.172,
"s": 69.378,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81354,
"c": 0.13563,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.53937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC04E
secondary
#364C9B
accent
#61EC3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E