#DFCA5C#DFCA5C
#DFCA5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.132 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCA5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 202, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 58.7%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.13, -5.86, 56.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.13, 56.72, 95.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.53% -0.0197 0.1304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.53% 0.132 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4858, 58.7040, 18.6368) |
| Luminance | 0.5870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.97
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.49
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.62
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.63
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.67
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCA5C #5C71DF
analogous
#DF895C #DFCA5C #B2DF5C
triadic
#DFCA5C #5CDFCA #CA5CDF
tetradic
#DFCA5C #5CDF89 #5C71DF #DF5CB2
square
#DFCA5C #5CDF89 #5C71DF #DF5CB2
split-complementary
#DFCA5C #5CB2DF #895CDF
monochromatic
#A18C20 #D4B92A #DFCA5C #E9DB8F #F3EBC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#DFCA5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#DFCA5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCA5C
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCA5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCA5C | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC551
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CD61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfca5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 202, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.132 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd98e',
500: '#dfca5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfca5c; $custom-light: #ecd98e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfca5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 202,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.382,
"s": 67.179,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83533,
"c": 0.13189,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.58702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCA5C
secondary
#3B4CA4
accent
#34CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F