#DFC86E#DFC86E
#DFC86E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.114 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 200, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 50.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.81, -3.41, 47.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.81, 47.70, 94.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.34% -0.0106 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.34% 0.114 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9020, 58.1245, 23.1287) |
| Luminance | 0.5812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.28
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.50
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.50
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.71
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC86E #6E85DF
analogous
#DF906E #DFC86E #BDDF6E
triadic
#DFC86E #6EDFC8 #C86EDF
tetradic
#DFC86E #6EDF90 #6E85DF #DF6EBD
square
#DFC86E #6EDF90 #6E85DF #DF6EBD
split-complementary
#DFC86E #6EBDDF #906EDF
monochromatic
#AD9126 #D4B53C #DFC86E #EADBA0 #F5EED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#DFC86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.62
#DFC86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC86E
12.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC86E | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.62 | 12.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECC72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEBCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 200, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.114 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebd899',
500: '#dfc86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc86e; $custom-light: #ebd899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 200,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.788,
"s": 63.842,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83342,
"c": 0.11359,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.58122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC86E
secondary
#4359AE
accent
#3ECC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140E
muted
#85837F