#DFD699

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#dfd699 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(223, 214, 153), HSL(52°, 52%, 74%), CMYK(0%, 4%, 31%, 13%). Closest named color: wheat. Contrast is 1.48:1 on white and 14.22:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#dfd699
RGBrgb(223 214 153)
RGB (legacy)rgb(223, 214, 153)
RGB %rgb(87% 84% 60%)
HSLhsl(52 52% 74%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 31%, 87%)
HWBhwb(52 60% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(85.28 -3.53 31.39)
LCHlch(85.28 31.59 96.42)
OKLaboklab(0.8689 -0.0148 0.0782)
OKLCHoklch(0.8689 0.0796 100.76)
Decimal14669465

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorwheat ΔE 4.9
Closest web-safe color#cccc99
Hue52°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)52% / 31%
Lightness (HSL)74%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)82% / 83%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6608
Red / Green / Blue223 / 214 / 153

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.48:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
14.22:1
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 22.5 / -80.7 · As background with white / black text: Lc -25.6 / 81.2

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).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #dfd699;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(86.89% 0.0796 100.76);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(223 214 153 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#dfd699] text-[#dfd699] border-[#dfd699]">