#DFC36D#DFC36D
#DFC36D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.111 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 195, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 51.1%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.51, -0.91, 46.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.51, 46.51, 91.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.32% -0.0035 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.32% 0.111 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7088, 55.8247, 22.4639) |
| Luminance | 0.5582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.97
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.53
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.64
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.88
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.07
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC36D #6D89DF
analogous
#DF8A6D #DFC36D #C2DF6D
triadic
#DFC36D #6DDFC3 #C36DDF
tetradic
#DFC36D #6DDF8A #6D89DF #DF6DC2
square
#DFC36D #6DDF8A #6D89DF #DF6DC2
split-complementary
#DFC36D #6DC2DF #8A6DDF
monochromatic
#AC8B26 #D4AE3B #DFC36D #EAD89F #F5ECD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#DFC36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.16
#DFC36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC36D
12.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC36D | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.16 | 12.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C066
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC970
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 195, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.111 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd499',
500: '#dfc36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc36d; $custom-light: #ebd499; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 195,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.263,
"s": 64.045,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82316,
"c": 0.1107,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.55822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC36D
secondary
#425DAE
accent
#45CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F