#DFC46D#DFC46D
#DFC46D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.111 H 92.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 196, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 51.1%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.77, -1.43, 46.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.77, 46.83, 91.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.52% -0.005 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.52% 0.111 92.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9336, 56.2743, 22.5388) |
| Luminance | 0.5627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.67
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.33
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.87
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.91
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.92
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC46D #6D88DF
analogous
#DF8B6D #DFC46D #C1DF6D
triadic
#DFC46D #6DDFC4 #C46DDF
tetradic
#DFC46D #6DDF8B #6D88DF #DF6DC1
square
#DFC46D #6DDF8B #6D88DF #DF6DC1
split-complementary
#DFC46D #6DC1DF #8B6DDF
monochromatic
#AC8C26 #D4B03B #DFC46D #EAD89F #F5EDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#DFC46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.25
#DFC46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC46D
12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC46D | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C165
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC970
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 196, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.111 92.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd599',
500: '#dfc46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc46d; $custom-light: #ebd599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 196,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.789,
"s": 64.045,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82518,
"c": 0.11143,
"h": 92.6
},
"luminance": 0.56272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC46D
secondary
#425CAE
accent
#44CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F