#DFD98E

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#dfd98e is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(223, 217, 142), HSL(56°, 56%, 72%), CMYK(0%, 3%, 36%, 13%). Closest named color: khaki. Contrast is 1.45:1 on white and 14.45:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#dfd98e
RGBrgb(223 217 142)
RGB (legacy)rgb(223, 217, 142)
RGB %rgb(87% 85% 56%)
HSLhsl(56 56% 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 36%, 87%)
HWBhwb(56 56% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 36%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(85.91 -5.92 37.74)
LCHlch(85.91 38.21 98.91)
OKLaboklab(0.8731 -0.0236 0.0928)
OKLCHoklch(0.8731 0.0957 104.27)
Decimal14670222

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorkhaki ΔE 4.4
Closest web-safe color#cccc99
Hue56°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)56% / 36%
Lightness (HSL)72%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)82% / 83%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6727
Red / Green / Blue223 / 217 / 142

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.45:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
14.45:1
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 21.5 / -81.8 · As background with white / black text: Lc -24.5 / 82.2

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: #dfd98e;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(87.31% 0.0957 104.27);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(223 217 142 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#dfd98e] text-[#dfd98e] border-[#dfd98e]">