#DFC56E#DFC56E
#DFC56E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.111 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 197, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 50.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.04, -1.86, 46.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.04, 46.68, 92.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.73% -0.0061 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.73% 0.111 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2140, 56.7486, 22.8994) |
| Luminance | 0.5675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.38
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.07
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.84
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.90
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.91
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC56E #6E88DF
analogous
#DF8D6E #DFC56E #C0DF6E
triadic
#DFC56E #6EDFC5 #C56EDF
tetradic
#DFC56E #6EDF8D #6E88DF #DF6EC0
square
#DFC56E #6EDF8D #6E88DF #DF6EC0
split-complementary
#DFC56E #6EC0DF #8D6EDF
monochromatic
#AD8E26 #D4B13C #DFC56E #EAD9A0 #F5EDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#DFC56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#DFC56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC56E
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC56E | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C267
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB9B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 197, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.111 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd699',
500: '#dfc56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc56e; $custom-light: #ebd699; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 197,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.195,
"s": 63.842,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82734,
"c": 0.11121,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.56746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC56E
secondary
#435CAE
accent
#43CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F