#DFC472#DFC472
#DFC472 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.564; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.106 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC472 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 196, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 63%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 49%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 48.9%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.83, -0.98, 44.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.83, 44.43, 91.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.59% -0.0032 0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.59% 0.106 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2104, 56.3851, 23.9969) |
| Luminance | 0.5638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.66
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.41
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.02
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.21
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC472 #728DDF
analogous
#DF8D72 #DFC472 #C3DF72
triadic
#DFC472 #72DFC4 #C472DF
tetradic
#DFC472 #72DF8D #728DDF #DF72C3
square
#DFC472 #72DF8D #728DDF #DF72C3
split-complementary
#DFC472 #72C3DF #8D72DF
monochromatic
#AF8D28 #D4AF40 #DFC472 #EAD9A4 #F6EED6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#DFC472 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.28
#DFC472 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC472
12.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC472 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC472 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.28 | 12.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4C16B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC975
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc472; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 196, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.106 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd59c',
500: '#dfc472',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc472; $custom-light: #ebd59c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc472",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 196,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.138,
"s": 63.006,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82588,
"c": 0.10647,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.56383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC472
secondary
#455FB1
accent
#46CB1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F