#DFC46E#DFC46E
#DFC46E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.110 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 196, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 50.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.78, -1.34, 46.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.78, 46.35, 91.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.53% -0.0046 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.53% 0.11 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9877, 56.2960, 22.8240) |
| Luminance | 0.5629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.64
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.37
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.78
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.01
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.04
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC46E #6E89DF
analogous
#DF8C6E #DFC46E #C1DF6E
triadic
#DFC46E #6EDFC4 #C46EDF
tetradic
#DFC46E #6EDF8C #6E89DF #DF6EC1
square
#DFC46E #6EDF8C #6E89DF #DF6EC1
split-complementary
#DFC46E #6EC1DF #8C6EDF
monochromatic
#AD8C26 #D4B03C #DFC46E #EAD8A0 #F5EDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#DFC46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.26
#DFC46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC46E
12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC46E | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.26 | 12.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C167
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 196, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.110 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd599',
500: '#dfc46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc46e; $custom-light: #ebd599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 196,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.664,
"s": 63.842,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82531,
"c": 0.11046,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.56294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC46E
secondary
#435CAE
accent
#44CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F