#DFC85F#DFC85F
#DFC85F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.128 H 97.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC85F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 200, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 57.4%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.64, -4.62, 54.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.64, 54.69, 94.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.16% -0.0158 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.16% 0.128 97.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1533, 57.8251, 19.1858) |
| Luminance | 0.5782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.27
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.53
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.58
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.67
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.39
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC85F #5F76DF
analogous
#DF885F #DFC85F #B6DF5F
triadic
#DFC85F #5FDFC8 #C85FDF
tetradic
#DFC85F #5FDF88 #5F76DF #DF5FB6
square
#DFC85F #5FDF88 #5F76DF #DF5FB6
split-complementary
#DFC85F #5FB6DF #885FDF
monochromatic
#A38C21 #D5B62C #DFC85F #E9DA92 #F3EBC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#DFC85F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.56
#DFC85F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC85F
12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC85F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC85F | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.56 | 12.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc85f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 200, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.128 97.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd890',
500: '#dfc85f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc85f; $custom-light: #ecd890; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc85f",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 200,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.219,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83156,
"c": 0.12763,
"h": 97.1
},
"luminance": 0.57823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC85F
secondary
#3C4FA6
accent
#38CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F