#DFC14F#DFC14F
#DFC14F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.136 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC14F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 193, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 69%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 64.6%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.69, -2.08, 59.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.69, 59.52, 92.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.57% -0.0104 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.57% 0.136 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9151, 54.3951, 15.2131) |
| Luminance | 0.5439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.23
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.29
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.90
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.95
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.05
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC14F #4F6DDF
analogous
#DF794F #DFC14F #B5DF4F
triadic
#DFC14F #4FDFC1 #C14FDF
tetradic
#DFC14F #4FDF79 #4F6DDF #DF4FB5
square
#DFC14F #4FDF79 #4F6DDF #DF4FB5
split-complementary
#DFC14F #4FB5DF #794FDF
monochromatic
#987E1C #CCA925 #DFC14F #E8D383 #F2E5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#DFC14F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.88
#DFC14F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC14F
11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC14F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC14F | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BD42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC755
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc14f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 193, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.136 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd385',
500: '#dfc14f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc14f; $custom-light: #ecd385; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc14f",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 193,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.5,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81566,
"c": 0.13556,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.54392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC14F
secondary
#364B9C
accent
#60EC3C
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E