#DFEC97#DFEC97
#DFEC97 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.779; OKLCH L 91.4% C 0.109 H 115.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DFEC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 236, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 36%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.74, -17.30, 39.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.74, 43.40, 113.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.41% -0.0471 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.41% 0.109 115.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0130, 77.9138, 40.8334) |
| Luminance | 0.7791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.66
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.62
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.93
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 6.02
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.13
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DFEC97 #A497EC
analogous
#ECCE97 #DFEC97 #B4EC97
triadic
#DFEC97 #97DFEC #EC97DF
tetradic
#DFEC97 #97ECCE #A497EC #EC97B4
square
#DFEC97 #97ECCE #A497EC #EC97B4
split-complementary
#DFEC97 #97B4EC #CE97EC
monochromatic
#BFD930 #CFE363 #DFEC97 #EFF5CB #F7FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#DFEC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.58
#DFEC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DFEC97
16.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DFEC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DFEC97 | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.58 | 16.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E491
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E59B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8E3D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dfec97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 236, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.4% 0.109 115.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eaf2b6',
500: '#dfec97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dfec97; $custom-light: #eaf2b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dfec97",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 236,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.176,
"s": 69.106,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91409,
"c": 0.10869,
"h": 115.7
},
"luminance": 0.77913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DFEC97
secondary
#7060C8
accent
#14D131
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FDFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#161611
muted
#848581