#DFC56F#DFC56F
#DFC56F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.110 H 93.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC56F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 197, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 50%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 50.2%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.05, -1.77, 46.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.05, 46.20, 92.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.75% -0.0058 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.75% 0.11 93) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2688, 56.7705, 23.1878) |
| Luminance | 0.5677 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.33
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.11
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.94
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.03
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC56F #6F89DF
analogous
#DF8D6F #DFC56F #C1DF6F
triadic
#DFC56F #6FDFC5 #C56FDF
tetradic
#DFC56F #6FDF8D #6F89DF #DF6FC1
square
#DFC56F #6FDF8D #6F89DF #DF6FC1
split-complementary
#DFC56F #6FC1DF #8D6FDF
monochromatic
#AD8E26 #D4B13D #DFC56F #EAD9A1 #F5EDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#DFC56F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#DFC56F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC56F
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC56F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC56F | 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)
#D5C268
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCCA72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEB9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc56f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 197, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.110 93.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd69a',
500: '#dfc56f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc56f; $custom-light: #ebd69a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc56f",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 197,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.071,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82747,
"c": 0.11022,
"h": 93
},
"luminance": 0.56768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC56F
secondary
#435CAF
accent
#43CB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F