#DFC45E#DFC45E
#DFC45E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.125 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 196, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 57.8%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.60, -2.63, 53.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.60, 53.84, 92.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.33% -0.0102 0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.33% 0.125 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1939, 55.9784, 18.6432) |
| Luminance | 0.5598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.15
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.57
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.31
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.89
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC45E #5E79DF
analogous
#DF845E #DFC45E #B9DF5E
triadic
#DFC45E #5EDFC4 #C45EDF
tetradic
#DFC45E #5EDF84 #5E79DF #DF5EB9
square
#DFC45E #5EDF84 #5E79DF #DF5EB9
split-complementary
#DFC45E #5EB9DF #845EDF
monochromatic
#A28720 #D5B12B #DFC45E #E9D791 #F3E9C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#DFC45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.20
#DFC45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC45E
12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC45E | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.20 | 12.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C054
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC962
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFB7AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 196, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.125 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd58f',
500: '#dfc45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc45e; $custom-light: #ecd58f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 196,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.442,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82331,
"c": 0.12539,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.55976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC45E
secondary
#3C52A5
accent
#3DCF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F