#DFCB5B#DFCB5B
#DFCB5B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.134 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCB5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 203, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 59.2%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.38, -6.44, 57.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.38, 57.51, 96.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.73% -0.0215 0.1319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.73% 0.134 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.6778, 59.1574, 18.4866) |
| Luminance | 0.5916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.29
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.29
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.49
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.73
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.74
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCB5B #5B6FDF
analogous
#DF895B #DFCB5B #B1DF5B
triadic
#DFCB5B #5BDFCB #CB5BDF
tetradic
#DFCB5B #5BDF89 #5B6FDF #DF5BB1
square
#DFCB5B #5BDF89 #5B6FDF #DF5BB1
split-complementary
#DFCB5B #5BB1DF #895BDF
monochromatic
#A08D1F #D4BA29 #DFCB5B #E9DB8E #F3EBC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#DFCB5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.83
#DFCB5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCB5B
12.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCB5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCB5B | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.83 | 12.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC64F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfcb5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 203, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.134 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecda8d',
500: '#dfcb5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfcb5b; $custom-light: #ecda8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfcb5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 203,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.909,
"s": 67.347,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83727,
"c": 0.13359,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.59155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCB5B
secondary
#3B4BA3
accent
#32CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F