#DFCD52#DFCD52
#DFCD52 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.143 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCD52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 205, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 69%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 63%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 63.2%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -8.05, 61.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 62.07, 97.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.05% -0.0271 0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.05% 0.143 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7879, 59.9621, 16.7216) |
| Luminance | 0.5996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.53
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.01
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.16
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.23
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCD52 #5264DF
analogous
#DF8652 #DFCD52 #ABDF52
triadic
#DFCD52 #52DFCD #CD52DF
tetradic
#DFCD52 #52DF86 #5264DF #DF52AB
square
#DFCD52 #52DF86 #5264DF #DF52AB
split-complementary
#DFCD52 #52ABDF #8652DF
monochromatic
#9A8A1D #CEB826 #DFCD52 #E9DC86 #F2EBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#DFCD52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#DFCD52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCD52
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCD52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCD52 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC743
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfcd52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 205, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.143 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdb88',
500: '#dfcd52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfcd52; $custom-light: #ecdb88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfcd52",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 205,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.34,
"s": 68.78,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8405,
"c": 0.1426,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.5996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCD52
secondary
#37449E
accent
#53EC3C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F