#DFBA42
Closest named color: Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435). oklch(80% 0.14 91.4), rgb(223, 186, 66).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.23:1).
About this color
#DFBA42 is a light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 91°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.23:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | light (80%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.140) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Macaroni And Cheese (#EFB435) |
| Black text | 11.23:1 |
| White text | 1.86:1 |
Values
| HEX | #DFBA42 |
| RGB | rgb(223, 186, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 71%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80% 0.14 91.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #DFBA42 | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc -39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #DFBA42 | 11.23:1 | AAA | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #DFBA42 text on white | 1.86:1 | Fails | Lc 35.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #DFBA42 text on black | 11.23:1 | AAA | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#FAF5E8
oklch(97% 0.018 89.4)
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Step 100
100
#F4EACC
oklch(93.7% 0.041 91.7)
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Step 200
200
#ECD89E
oklch(88.5% 0.078 91.3)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#DFBA42
oklch(80% 0.14 91.4)
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Step 400
400
#C29C00
oklch(70.7% 0.145 91.2)
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Step 500
500
#A68500
oklch(63% 0.129 91.2)
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Step 600
600
#8C7000
oklch(55.6% 0.114 91.4)
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Step 700
700
#765E00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 91.4)
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Step 800
800
#614D00
oklch(42.9% 0.088 91.6)
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Step 900
900
#513F00
oklch(37.6% 0.077 90.4)
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Step 950
950
#302500
oklch(26.9% 0.055 91.9)
#DFBA42 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #CEB731 | 0.031 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #D7C248 | 0.022 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #F1ABA2 | 0.128 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BEBEBE | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #DFBA42
#DFBA42
oklch(80% 0.14 91.4)
- #A6BAFF
#A6BAFF
oklch(79.9% 0.101 271.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #DFBA42, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Macaroni And Cheese #EFB435 ΔE 0.026
- Dark Yellow #D5B60A ΔE 0.031
- Mustard Yellow #D2BD0A ΔE 0.036
- Saffron #E9C46A ΔE 0.042
- Mustard #CEB301 ΔE 0.042
- Golden #F5BF03 ΔE 0.042
- Squash #F2AB15 ΔE 0.042
- Golden Rod #F9BC08 ΔE 0.044
Use #DFBA42 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.