#DFC56A#DFC56A
#DFC56A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.115 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC56A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 197, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 65%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 52.5%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.99, -2.20, 48.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.99, 48.59, 92.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.68% -0.0076 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.68% 0.115 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0011, 56.6634, 21.7782) |
| Luminance | 0.5666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.96
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.48
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.48
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.87
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC56A #6A84DF
analogous
#DF8B6A #DFC56A #BEDF6A
triadic
#DFC56A #6ADFC5 #C56ADF
tetradic
#DFC56A #6ADF8B #6A84DF #DF6ABE
square
#DFC56A #6ADF8B #6A84DF #DF6ABE
split-complementary
#DFC56A #6ABEDF #8B6ADF
monochromatic
#AA8C25 #D4B138 #DFC56A #EAD99C #F5ECCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#DFC56A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.33
#DFC56A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC56A
12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC56A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC56A | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.33 | 12.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCA6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc56a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 197, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.115 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd697',
500: '#dfc56a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc56a; $custom-light: #ebd697; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc56a",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 197,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 64.641,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8268,
"c": 0.1151,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.56661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC56A
secondary
#4159AC
accent
#41CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F