#DFC65C#DFC65C
#DFC65C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.129 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC65C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 198, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 58.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.10, -3.81, 55.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.10, 55.38, 93.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.72% -0.0138 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.72% 0.129 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5594, 56.8513, 18.3280) |
| Luminance | 0.5685 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.44
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.38
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.65
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.99
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.84
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC65C #5C75DF
analogous
#DF855C #DFC65C #B6DF5C
triadic
#DFC65C #5CDFC6 #C65CDF
tetradic
#DFC65C #5CDF85 #5C75DF #DF5CB6
square
#DFC65C #5CDF85 #5C75DF #DF5CB6
split-complementary
#DFC65C #5CB6DF #855CDF
monochromatic
#A18820 #D4B42A #DFC65C #E9D88F #F3EAC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#DFC65C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.37
#DFC65C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC65C
12.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC65C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC65C | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.37 | 12.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C251
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECA61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFB9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc65c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 198, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.129 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd78e',
500: '#dfc65c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc65c; $custom-light: #ecd78e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc65c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 198,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.55,
"s": 67.179,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82715,
"c": 0.12866,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.56849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC65C
secondary
#3B4FA4
accent
#3ACF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F