#DFD397

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#dfd397 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(223, 211, 151), HSL(50°, 53%, 73%), CMYK(0%, 5%, 32%, 13%). Closest named color: wheat. Contrast is 1.51:1 on white and 13.9:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#dfd397
RGBrgb(223 211 151)
RGB (legacy)rgb(223, 211, 151)
RGB %rgb(87% 83% 59%)
HSLhsl(50 53% 73%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 32%, 87%)
HWBhwb(50 59% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(84.48 -2.26 31.37)
LCHlch(84.48 31.45 94.13)
OKLaboklab(0.8624 -0.0112 0.078)
OKLCHoklch(0.8624 0.0788 98.19)
Decimal14668695

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorwheat ΔE 5.3
Closest web-safe color#cccc99
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)53% / 32%
Lightness (HSL)73%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)81% / 82%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6451
Red / Green / Blue223 / 211 / 151

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.51:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
13.90:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 23.8 / -79.4 · As background with white / black text: Lc -27 / 79.9

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #dfd397;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(86.24% 0.0788 98.19);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(223 211 151 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#dfd397] text-[#dfd397] border-[#dfd397]">