#DFCA5F#DFCA5F
#DFCA5F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.588; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.129 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCA5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 202, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 57.4%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.16, -5.64, 55.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.16, 55.38, 95.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.57% -0.0188 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.57% 0.129 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6195, 58.7575, 19.3412) |
| Luminance | 0.5876 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.60
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.31
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.71
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.74
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCA5F #5F74DF
analogous
#DF8A5F #DFCA5F #B4DF5F
triadic
#DFCA5F #5FDFCA #CA5FDF
tetradic
#DFCA5F #5FDF8A #5F74DF #DF5FB4
square
#DFCA5F #5FDF8A #5F74DF #DF5FB4
split-complementary
#DFCA5F #5FB4DF #8A5FDF
monochromatic
#A38E21 #D5B92C #DFCA5F #E9DB92 #F3ECC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#DFCA5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.75
#DFCA5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCA5F
12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCA5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCA5F | 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)
#DBC554
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CD64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfca5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 202, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.129 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd990',
500: '#dfca5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfca5f; $custom-light: #ecd990; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfca5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 202,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.156,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83566,
"c": 0.12929,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.58755
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCA5F
secondary
#3C4EA6
accent
#35CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F