#DFE16E#DFE16E
#DFE16E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.707; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.138 H 109.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFE16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 225, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 51%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 51.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.32, -16.03, 55.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.32, 57.59, 106.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.52% -0.0468 0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.52% 0.138 109.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1725, 70.6656, 25.2189) |
| Luminance | 0.7066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.83
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.32
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.48
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.51
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.60
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFE16E #706EE1
analogous
#E1A96E #DFE16E #A6E16E
triadic
#DFE16E #6EDFE1 #E16EDF
tetradic
#DFE16E #6EE1A9 #706EE1 #E16EA6
square
#DFE16E #6EE1A9 #706EE1 #E16EA6
split-complementary
#DFE16E #6EA6E1 #A96EE1
monochromatic
#AEB024 #D4D73B #DFE16E #EAEBA1 #F5F6D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#DFE16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.13
#DFE16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFE16E
15.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFE16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFE16E | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.13 | 15.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D963
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DD74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECD5C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfe16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 225, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.138 109.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebea9b',
500: '#dfe16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfe16e; $custom-light: #ebea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfe16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 225,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.043,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88515,
"c": 0.13818,
"h": 109.8
},
"luminance": 0.70664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFE16E
secondary
#4442B2
accent
#18CE1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#16160E
muted
#85847F