#DFC960#DFC960
#DFC960 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.128 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFC960 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 201, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 57%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.91, -5.06, 54.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.91, 54.58, 95.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.37% -0.017 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.37% 0.128 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4314, 58.3081, 19.5042) |
| Luminance | 0.5831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.35
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.69
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.70
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFC960 #6076DF
analogous
#DF8960 #DFC960 #B6DF60
triadic
#DFC960 #60DFC9 #C960DF
tetradic
#DFC960 #60DF89 #6076DF #DF60B6
square
#DFC960 #60DF89 #6076DF #DF60B6
split-complementary
#DFC960 #60B6DF #8960DF
monochromatic
#A48D21 #D5B82D #DFC960 #E9DA93 #F4ECC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#DFC960 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.66
#DFC960 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFC960
12.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFC960 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFC960 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.66 | 12.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC556
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBCB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfc960; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 201, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.128 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd990',
500: '#dfc960',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfc960; $custom-light: #ecd990; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfc960",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 201,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.606,
"s": 66.492,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83372,
"c": 0.12757,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.58306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFC960
secondary
#3D4FA6
accent
#37CE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F