#DFC95E#DFC95E
#DFC95E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.129 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC95E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 201, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 57.8%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.89, -5.20, 55.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.89, 55.48, 95.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.35% -0.0176 0.1281) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.35% 0.129 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3405, 58.2717, 19.0254) |
| Luminance | 0.5827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.55
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.46
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.60
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.65
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.02
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC95E #5E74DF
analogous
#DF885E #DFC95E #B5DF5E
triadic
#DFC95E #5EDFC9 #C95EDF
tetradic
#DFC95E #5EDF88 #5E74DF #DF5EB5
square
#DFC95E #5EDF88 #5E74DF #DF5EB5
split-complementary
#DFC95E #5EB5DF #885EDF
monochromatic
#A28C20 #D5B82B #DFC95E #E9DA91 #F3EBC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#DFC95E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.65
#DFC95E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC95E
12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC95E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC95E | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.65 | 12.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBCB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc95e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 201, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.129 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd98f',
500: '#dfc95e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc95e; $custom-light: #ecd98f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc95e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 201,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.767,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8335,
"c": 0.12933,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.58269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC95E
secondary
#3C4EA5
accent
#36CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F