#DFE8A6#DFE8A6
#DFE8A6 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.086 H 114.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFE8A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 232, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 59%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 28%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 28.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.93, -13.45, 31.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.93, 33.97, 113.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.84% -0.0355 0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.84% 0.086 114.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1708, 76.1549, 47.2825) |
| Luminance | 0.7615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.16
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.29
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.79
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.83
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.86
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFE8A6 #AFA6E8
analogous
#E8D0A6 #DFE8A6 #BEE8A6
triadic
#DFE8A6 #A6DFE8 #E8A6DF
tetradic
#DFE8A6 #A6E8D0 #AFA6E8 #E8A6BE
square
#DFE8A6 #A6E8D0 #AFA6E8 #E8A6BE
split-complementary
#DFE8A6 #A6BEE8 #D0A6E8
monochromatic
#BCCF45 #CEDB75 #DFE8A6 #F0F5D7 #F6F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#DFE8A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.23
#DFE8A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFE8A6
16.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFE8A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFE8A6 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.23 | 16.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1E2A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1E3A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7E1D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfe8a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 232, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.086 114.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9efc1',
500: '#dfe8a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfe8a6; $custom-light: #e9efc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfe8a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 232,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.182,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90843,
"c": 0.08587,
"h": 114.4
},
"luminance": 0.76154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFE8A6
secondary
#7B6FC3
accent
#1FC736
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF9
border
#D5D6D2
text
#161612
muted
#848582