#DFC55A#DFC55A
#DFC55A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.564; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.130 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC55A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 197, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 68%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 59.6%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.82, -3.43, 55.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.82, 55.96, 93.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.49% -0.013 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.49% 0.13 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2453, 56.3611, 17.7977) |
| Luminance | 0.5636 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.64
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.30
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.68
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.26
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.86
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC55A #5A74DF
analogous
#DF835A #DFC55A #B7DF5A
triadic
#DFC55A #5ADFC5 #C55ADF
tetradic
#DFC55A #5ADF83 #5A74DF #DF5AB7
square
#DFC55A #5ADF83 #5A74DF #DF5AB7
split-complementary
#DFC55A #5AB7DF #835ADF
monochromatic
#A0861F #D3B229 #DFC55A #E9D78D #F3E9C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#DFC55A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.27
#DFC55A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC55A
12.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC55A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC55A | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.27 | 12.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C14F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC95F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFB8AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc55a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 197, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.130 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd68c',
500: '#dfc55a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc55a; $custom-light: #ecd68c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc55a",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 197,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.271,
"s": 67.513,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8249,
"c": 0.1296,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.56359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC55A
secondary
#3A4FA3
accent
#3ACF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F