#DFCD66#DFCD66
#DFCD66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.126 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFCD66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 205, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 65%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 54.3%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.01, -6.64, 52.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.01, 53.24, 97.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.26% -0.0208 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.26% 0.126 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.6629, 60.3121, 21.3298) |
| Luminance | 0.6031 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.76
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.55
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.13
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.44
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFCD66 #6678DF
analogous
#DF9066 #DFCD66 #B4DF66
triadic
#DFCD66 #66DFCD #CD66DF
tetradic
#DFCD66 #66DF90 #6678DF #DF66B4
square
#DFCD66 #66DF90 #6678DF #DF66B4
split-complementary
#DFCD66 #66B4DF #9066DF
monochromatic
#A89423 #D4BC33 #DFCD66 #EADE99 #F4EECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#DFCD66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.06
#DFCD66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFCD66
13.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFCD66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFCD66 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC85C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEC0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfcd66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 205, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.126 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdc94',
500: '#dfcd66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfcd66; $custom-light: #ebdc94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfcd66",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 205,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.074,
"s": 65.405,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84262,
"c": 0.12554,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.6031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFCD66
secondary
#3F4FAA
accent
#33CD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F