#DFCD63#DFCD63
#DFCD63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.128 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCD63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 205, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 66%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 55.6%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.98, -6.88, 54.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.98, 54.62, 97.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0218 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.128 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5168, 60.2536, 20.5604) |
| Luminance | 0.6025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.82
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.92
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.30
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.05
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.30
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCD63 #6375DF
analogous
#DF8F63 #DFCD63 #B3DF63
triadic
#DFCD63 #63DFCD #CD63DF
tetradic
#DFCD63 #63DF8F #6375DF #DF63B3
square
#DFCD63 #63DF8F #6375DF #DF63B3
split-complementary
#DFCD63 #63B3DF #8F63DF
monochromatic
#A69322 #D5BD30 #DFCD63 #E9DD96 #F4EEC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#DFCD63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.05
#DFCD63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCD63
13.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCD63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCD63 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.05 | 13.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC859
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEC0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfcd63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 205, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.128 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdc92',
500: '#dfcd63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfcd63; $custom-light: #ecdc92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfcd63",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 205,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.29,
"s": 65.957,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84227,
"c": 0.12829,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.60251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCD63
secondary
#3E4DA8
accent
#32CE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F