#DFD99F

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#dfd99f is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(223, 217, 159), HSL(54°, 50%, 75%), CMYK(0%, 3%, 29%, 13%). Closest named color: wheat. Contrast is 1.44:1 on white and 14.56:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#dfd99f
RGBrgb(223 217 159)
RGB (legacy)rgb(223, 217, 159)
RGB %rgb(87% 85% 62%)
HSLhsl(54 50% 75%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54, 29%, 87%)
HWBhwb(54 62% 13%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 13%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(86.14 -4.42 29.46)
LCHlch(86.14 29.79 98.53)
OKLaboklab(0.8762 -0.0168 0.0737)
OKLCHoklch(0.8762 0.0756 102.85)
Decimal14670239

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorwheat ΔE 4.3
Closest web-safe color#cccc99
Hue54°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)50% / 29%
Lightness (HSL)75%
Brightness or Value (HSV)87%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)83% / 84%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6782
Red / Green / Blue223 / 217 / 159

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.44:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
14.56:1
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 21.1 / -82.2 · As background with white / black text: Lc -24 / 82.6

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: #dfd99f;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(87.62% 0.0756 102.85);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(223 217 159 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#dfd99f] text-[#dfd99f] border-[#dfd99f]">