#DFCD60#DFCD60
#DFCD60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.602; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.131 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCD60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 205, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 66%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 57%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.95, -7.10, 55.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.95, 55.98, 97.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.19% -0.0228 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.19% 0.131 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3760, 60.1973, 19.8191) |
| Luminance | 0.6019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.08
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.11
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.16
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.99
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.19
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCD60 #6072DF
analogous
#DF8D60 #DFCD60 #B2DF60
triadic
#DFCD60 #60DFCD #CD60DF
tetradic
#DFCD60 #60DF8D #6072DF #DF60B2
square
#DFCD60 #60DF8D #6072DF #DF60B2
split-complementary
#DFCD60 #60B2DF #8D60DF
monochromatic
#A49121 #D5BD2D #DFCD60 #E9DD93 #F4EDC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#DFCD60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.04
#DFCD60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCD60
13.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCD60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCD60 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.04 | 13.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC855
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEC0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfcd60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 205, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.131 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdc91',
500: '#dfcd60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfcd60; $custom-light: #ecdc91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfcd60",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 205,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.496,
"s": 66.492,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84193,
"c": 0.13099,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.60195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCD60
secondary
#3D4CA6
accent
#31CE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F