#DFCA5D#DFCA5D
#DFCA5D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.131 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCA5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 202, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 58.3%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.14, -5.79, 55.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.14, 56.27, 95.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.54% -0.0194 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.54% 0.131 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5298, 58.7216, 18.8686) |
| Luminance | 0.5872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.42
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.67
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.68
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCA5D #5D72DF
analogous
#DF895D #DFCA5D #B3DF5D
triadic
#DFCA5D #5DDFCA #CA5DDF
tetradic
#DFCA5D #5DDF89 #5D72DF #DF5DB3
square
#DFCA5D #5DDF89 #5D72DF #DF5DB3
split-complementary
#DFCA5D #5DB3DF #895DDF
monochromatic
#A28D20 #D5B92A #DFCA5D #E9DB90 #F3EBC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#DFCA5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#DFCA5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCA5D
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCA5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCA5D | 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)
#DBC552
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CD62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfca5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 202, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.131 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd98e',
500: '#dfca5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfca5d; $custom-light: #ecd98e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfca5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 202,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.308,
"s": 67.01,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83544,
"c": 0.13104,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.58719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCA5D
secondary
#3C4DA5
accent
#34CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F