#DFD9AE#DFD9AE
#DFD9AE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.057 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFD9AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 217, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 43%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 22%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 22%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.19, -4.80, 21.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.19, 22.49, 102.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.93% -0.0108 0.056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.93% 0.057 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8841, 68.3707, 49.9204) |
| Luminance | 0.6837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.87
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.00
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.28
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 6.58
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.98
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFD9AE #AEB4DF
analogous
#DFC0AE #DFD9AE #CCDFAE
triadic
#DFD9AE #AEDFD9 #D9AEDF
tetradic
#DFD9AE #AEDFC0 #AEB4DF #DFAECC
square
#DFD9AE #AEDFC0 #AEB4DF #DFAECC
split-complementary
#DFD9AE #AECCDF #C0AEDF
monochromatic
#BCB056 #CEC482 #DFD9AE #F0EEDA #F6F5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#DFD9AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.67
#DFD9AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFD9AE
14.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFD9AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFD9AE | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.67 | 14.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1D6AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D9AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7D3CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfd9ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 217, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.057 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e4c6',
500: '#dfd9ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfd9ae; $custom-light: #e9e4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfd9ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 217,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.653,
"s": 43.363,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87928,
"c": 0.05704,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.6837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFD9AE
secondary
#7A81B8
accent
#40B62F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161513
muted
#848482