#DFCA5E#DFCA5E
#DFCA5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.130 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCA5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 202, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 57.8%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.15, -5.72, 55.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.15, 55.83, 95.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.56% -0.0191 0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.56% 0.13 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5744, 58.7395, 19.1034) |
| Luminance | 0.5874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.73
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.36
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.69
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.70
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCA5E #5E73DF
analogous
#DF8A5E #DFCA5E #B3DF5E
triadic
#DFCA5E #5EDFCA #CA5EDF
tetradic
#DFCA5E #5EDF8A #5E73DF #DF5EB3
square
#DFCA5E #5EDF8A #5E73DF #DF5EB3
split-complementary
#DFCA5E #5EB3DF #8A5EDF
monochromatic
#A28D20 #D5B92B #DFCA5E #E9DB91 #F3ECC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#DFCA5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.75
#DFCA5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCA5E
12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCA5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCA5E | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.75 | 12.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CD63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfca5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 202, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.130 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd98f',
500: '#dfca5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfca5e; $custom-light: #ecd98f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfca5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 202,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.233,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83555,
"c": 0.13017,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.58737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCA5E
secondary
#3C4DA5
accent
#35CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F