#DFCA5A#DFCA5A
#DFCA5A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.134 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCA5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 202, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 68%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 59.6%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.11, -6.00, 57.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.11, 57.61, 95.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.51% -0.0204 0.132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.51% 0.134 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3995, 58.6695, 18.1824) |
| Luminance | 0.5867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.21
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.52
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.62
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.66
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCA5A #5A6FDF
analogous
#DF885A #DFCA5A #B2DF5A
triadic
#DFCA5A #5ADFCA #CA5ADF
tetradic
#DFCA5A #5ADF88 #5A6FDF #DF5AB2
square
#DFCA5A #5ADF88 #5A6FDF #DF5AB2
split-complementary
#DFCA5A #5AB2DF #885ADF
monochromatic
#A08B1F #D3B829 #DFCA5A #E9DA8D #F3EBC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#DFCA5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.73
#DFCA5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCA5A
12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCA5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCA5A | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.73 | 12.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC54E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfca5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 202, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.134 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd98d',
500: '#dfca5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfca5a; $custom-light: #ecd98d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfca5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 202,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.526,
"s": 67.513,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83512,
"c": 0.1336,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.58667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCA5A
secondary
#3A4BA3
accent
#33CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F