#DFC15B#DFC15B
#DFC15B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.126 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC15B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 193, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 59.2%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.80, -1.29, 54.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.80, 54.26, 91.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.69% -0.0067 0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.69% 0.126 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3920, 54.5858, 17.7246) |
| Luminance | 0.5458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.69
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.73
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.10
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.26
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.12
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC15B #5B79DF
analogous
#DF7F5B #DFC15B #BBDF5B
triadic
#DFC15B #5BDFC1 #C15BDF
tetradic
#DFC15B #5BDF7F #5B79DF #DF5BBB
square
#DFC15B #5BDF7F #5B79DF #DF5BBB
split-complementary
#DFC15B #5BBBDF #7F5BDF
monochromatic
#A0831F #D4AD29 #DFC15B #E9D48E #F3E8C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#DFC15B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.92
#DFC15B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC15B
11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC15B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC15B | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.92 | 11.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BE51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFB4AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc15b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 193, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.126 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd38d',
500: '#dfc15b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc15b; $custom-light: #ecd38d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc15b",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 193,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.364,
"s": 67.347,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81689,
"c": 0.12582,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.54583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC15B
secondary
#3B53A3
accent
#40CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F