#DFC85C#DFC85C
#DFC85C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.130 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC85C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 200, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 58.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.61, -4.84, 55.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.61, 56.04, 94.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.12% -0.0168 0.1292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.12% 0.13 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0196, 57.7716, 18.4814) |
| Luminance | 0.5777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.65
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.44
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.60
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.69
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.21
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC85C #5C73DF
analogous
#DF875C #DFC85C #B4DF5C
triadic
#DFC85C #5CDFC8 #C85CDF
tetradic
#DFC85C #5CDF87 #5C73DF #DF5CB4
square
#DFC85C #5CDF87 #5C73DF #DF5CB4
split-complementary
#DFC85C #5CB4DF #875CDF
monochromatic
#A18A20 #D4B62A #DFC85C #E9D98F #F3EBC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#DFC85C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.55
#DFC85C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC85C
12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC85C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC85C | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 12.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC451
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CB61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBBB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc85c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 200, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.130 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd88e',
500: '#dfc85c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc85c; $custom-light: #ecd88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc85c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 200,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.466,
"s": 67.179,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83123,
"c": 0.13026,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.57769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC85C
secondary
#3B4EA4
accent
#37CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F