#DFDCAE#DFDCAE
#DFDCAE is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.061 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFDCAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 220, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 43%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 22%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 22%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.96, -6.33, 23.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.96, 23.89, 105.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.54% -0.0151 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.54% 0.061 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6644, 69.9313, 50.1805) |
| Luminance | 0.6993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.27
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.46
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.90
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 6.60
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 6.60
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFDCAE #AEB1DF
analogous
#DFC4AE #DFDCAE #C9DFAE
triadic
#DFDCAE #AEDFDC #DCAEDF
tetradic
#DFDCAE #AEDFC4 #AEB1DF #DFAEC9
square
#DFDCAE #AEDFC4 #AEB1DF #DFAEC9
split-complementary
#DFDCAE #AEC9DF #C4AEDF
monochromatic
#BCB656 #CEC982 #DFDCAE #F0EFDA #F6F6E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#DFDCAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#DFDCAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFDCAE
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFDCAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFDCAE | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D8AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6DBB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7D6CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfdcae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 220, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.061 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9e6c6',
500: '#dfdcae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfdcae; $custom-light: #e9e6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfdcae",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 220,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.327,
"s": 43.363,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88537,
"c": 0.06055,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.6993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFDCAE
secondary
#7A7DB8
accent
#37B62F
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFCF9
border
#D5D5D2
text
#161613
muted
#848482