#DFC14C#DFC14C
#DFC14C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.543; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.138 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC14C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 193, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 65.9%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.67, -2.26, 60.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.67, 60.77, 92.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.54% -0.0112 0.1374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.54% 0.138 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8083, 54.3524, 14.6509) |
| Luminance | 0.5435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.15
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.18
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.67
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.02
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.06
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC14C #4C6ADF
analogous
#DF774C #DFC14C #B3DF4C
triadic
#DFC14C #4CDFC1 #C14CDF
tetradic
#DFC14C #4CDF77 #4C6ADF #DF4CB3
square
#DFC14C #4CDF77 #4C6ADF #DF4CB3
split-complementary
#DFC14C #4CB3DF #774CDF
monochromatic
#967D1B #CAA824 #DFC14C #E8D380 #F2E5B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DFC14C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.87
#DFC14C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC14C
11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC14C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC14C | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.87 | 11.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BD3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC752
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B3A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc14c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 193, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.138 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd383',
500: '#dfc14c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc14c; $custom-light: #edd383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc14c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 193,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.755,
"s": 69.668,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81539,
"c": 0.13781,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.5435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC14C
secondary
#354A9A
accent
#5FEC3B
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E