#DFCB5E#DFCB5E
#DFCB5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.131 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCB5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 203, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 57.8%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.41, -6.23, 55.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.41, 56.17, 96.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.76% -0.0206 0.1294) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.76% 0.131 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8098, 59.2102, 19.1818) |
| Luminance | 0.5921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.93
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.30
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.46
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.76
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.82
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCB5E #5E72DF
analogous
#DF8B5E #DFCB5E #B2DF5E
triadic
#DFCB5E #5EDFCB #CB5EDF
tetradic
#DFCB5E #5EDF8B #5E72DF #DF5EB2
square
#DFCB5E #5EDF8B #5E72DF #DF5EB2
split-complementary
#DFCB5E #5EB2DF #8B5EDF
monochromatic
#A28E20 #D5BB2B #DFCB5E #E9DB91 #F3ECC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#DFCB5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.84
#DFCB5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCB5E
12.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCB5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCB5E | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.84 | 12.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC653
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD63
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfcb5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 203, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.131 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecda8f',
500: '#dfcb5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfcb5e; $custom-light: #ecda8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfcb5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 203,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.698,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8376,
"c": 0.13101,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.59208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCB5E
secondary
#3C4CA5
accent
#33CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F