#DFC14D#DFC14D
#DFC14D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.5% C 0.137 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC14D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 193, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 70%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 65.5%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.67, -2.20, 60.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.67, 60.36, 92.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.55% -0.011 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.55% 0.137 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8434, 54.3664, 14.8354) |
| Luminance | 0.5436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.19
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.19
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.76
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.06
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.09
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC14D #4D6BDF
analogous
#DF784D #DFC14D #B4DF4D
triadic
#DFC14D #4DDFC1 #C14DDF
tetradic
#DFC14D #4DDF78 #4D6BDF #DF4DB4
square
#DFC14D #4DDF78 #4D6BDF #DF4DB4
split-complementary
#DFC14D #4DB4DF #784DDF
monochromatic
#977D1B #CAA824 #DFC14D #E8D381 #F2E5B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DFC14D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.87
#DFC14D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC14D
11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC14D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC14D | 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)
#D4BD3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC753
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc14d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 193, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.5% 0.137 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd384',
500: '#dfc14d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc14d; $custom-light: #edd384; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc14d",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 193,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.671,
"s": 69.524,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81548,
"c": 0.13707,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.54364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC14D
secondary
#354A9B
accent
#60EC3B
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E