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#dfeb92

a light, vivid yellow · warm · closest name: Khaki

Token name suggestion: Drift Brass

RGB
223, 235, 146
HSL
68°, 69%, 75%
CMYK
5, 0, 38, 8
Luminance
0.7718

#dfeb92 is a light vivid yellow, 68° on the wheel and 32/100 on the cool side. Put black text on it (16.44:1). As text it scores 1.28:1 on white — use #6E7C17 instead. Nearest name is Khaki, nearest Tailwind family is lime.

hsl(68 69% 75%)rgb(223 235 146)Base step 300AAA inkWarm

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #dfeb92 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#dfeb92
Hue
68°
yellow
Saturation
69%
vivid
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
87%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7718
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
32/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
16.44:1
Closest name
Khaki
ΔE2000 5.7
Chroma
45.3
LCH, 0–130ish
OKLCH L
0.911
perceptual lightness
Tailwind
lime
500 · ΔE 15.6
Web-safe
#CCFF99
nearest of 216
Where it sits
Hue68° of 360°
Saturation69%
Lightness75%
Saturation × lightness field

Left edge is grey, right edge is full chroma; top is white, bottom is black. The dot is #dfeb92.

Temperature
Warm ← → Cool32% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Luminance by channel
Red20%
Green77%
Blue3%

Green carries most of what the eye calls brightness — that is why WCAG weights it 0.7152.

Every format

HEX#dfeb92
HEX (8-digit)#dfeb92ff
RGBrgb(223, 235, 146)
RGBArgba(223, 235, 146, 1)
HSLhsl(68, 69%, 75%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68, 38%, 92%)
HWBhwb(68 57% 8%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 8%)
LABlab(90.4 -17.4 41.9)
LCHlch(90.4 45.3 112.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.911 0.113 115.0)
XYZ (D65)xyz(65.33, 77.18, 38.64)
Decimal14674834
Display P3color(display-p3 0.875 0.922 0.573)
Web-safe#CCFF99

Copy-ready code

every platformclick to select
/* CSS */
color: #dfeb92;
background-color: #dfeb92;
/* CSS custom property */
--brand: #dfeb92;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#dfeb92] bg-[#dfeb92]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #dfeb92;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.875, green: 0.922, blue: 0.573)
/* UIKit */
UIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.922, blue: 0.573, alpha: 1)
/* Android XML */
<color name="brand">#DFEB92</color>
/* Android Compose */
Color(0xFFDFEB92)
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFDFEB92)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(146, 235, 223)
/* Python / PIL (RGB) */
(223, 235, 146)
/* Java AWT */
new Color(223, 235, 146)
/* .NET */
Color.FromArgb(255, 223, 235, 146)
/* OpenGL / Unity (0–1) */
(0.8745f, 0.9216f, 0.5725f, 1f)
/* LaTeX */
\definecolor{brand}{RGB}{223,235,146}
modern cssclick to select
/* mix without leaving CSS */
background: color-mix(in oklab, #dfeb92 85%, white);
border-color: color-mix(in oklab, #dfeb92 40%, transparent);
/* theme-aware in one line */
color: light-dark(#606C14, #EAEED3);
/* relative colour syntax */
--hover: hsl(from #dfeb92 h s calc(l - 7));

Design tokens

The same ramp in the four formats a team actually needs. Paste one and the whole palette lands with it.

css custom propertiesclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFBF3;
  --brand-100: #F6F8E7;
  --brand-200: #EDF2CA;
  --brand-300: #dfeb92;
  --brand-400: #D5E571;
  --brand-500: #C7DC41;
  --brand-600: #B8CF26;
  --brand-700: #99AC20;
  --brand-800: #7B8A19;
  --brand-900: #5A6416;
  --brand-950: #383F0E;
  --brand: #dfeb92;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
  --brand-surface: #FAFAF4;
  --brand-border: #E7EDC0;
  --brand-hover: #D6E574;
  --brand-pressed: #CDE056;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --brand-surface: #222414;
    --brand-ink: #EAEED3;
  }
}
tailwind.config.jsclick to select
theme: {
  extend: {
    colors: {
      brand: {
        50: '#FAFBF3',
        100: '#F6F8E7',
        200: '#EDF2CA',
        300: '#dfeb92',
        400: '#D5E571',
        500: '#C7DC41',
        600: '#B8CF26',
        700: '#99AC20',
        800: '#7B8A19',
        900: '#5A6416',
        950: '#383F0E',
        DEFAULT: '#dfeb92',
      },
    },
  },
}
scss mapclick to select
$brand: (
  '50': #FAFBF3,
  '100': #F6F8E7,
  '200': #EDF2CA,
  '300': #dfeb92,
  '400': #D5E571,
  '500': #C7DC41,
  '600': #B8CF26,
  '700': #99AC20,
  '800': #7B8A19,
  '900': #5A6416,
  '950': #383F0E,
);
$brand-base: #dfeb92;
$brand-ink: #000000;

@function brand($step) { @return map-get($brand, $step); }
w3c design tokens (json)click to select
{
  "color": {
    "brand": {
      "50": { "$value": "#FAFBF3", "$type": "color" },
      "100": { "$value": "#F6F8E7", "$type": "color" },
      "200": { "$value": "#EDF2CA", "$type": "color" },
      "300": { "$value": "#dfeb92", "$type": "color" },
      "400": { "$value": "#D5E571", "$type": "color" },
      "500": { "$value": "#C7DC41", "$type": "color" },
      "600": { "$value": "#B8CF26", "$type": "color" },
      "700": { "$value": "#99AC20", "$type": "color" },
      "800": { "$value": "#7B8A19", "$type": "color" },
      "900": { "$value": "#5A6416", "$type": "color" },
      "950": { "$value": "#383F0E", "$type": "color" }
    },
    "brandInk": { "$value": "#000000", "$type": "color" }
  }
}

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #dfeb92 · 16.44:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
12px
Aa
16px
Aa
24px
Aa
White text · 1.28:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.44:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #dfeb92 as text scores 1.28:1 on white and 16.44:1 on black.
Best tinted ink on it, if plain black or white feels flat: #606C14 at 4.50:1.

Make it accessible

A contrast checker tells you that you failed. This tells you what to ship instead — same hue, same saturation, lightness moved only as far as WCAG demands.

The quick fox
#6E7C17 · 4.61:1
AA on white−46% L
#6E7C17
The quick fox
#535E11 · 7.05:1
AAA on white−53% L
#535E11
The quick fox
#dfeb92 · 16.44:1
AA on blackalready passes
#dfeb92
The quick fox
#dfeb92 · 16.44:1
AAA on blackalready passes
#dfeb92

Large text — 24px regular or 18.66px bold and above — only needs 3:1, so #899A1C is enough for headings on white. Non-text elements such as icons, chart strokes and focus rings also sit at 3:1 under WCAG 2.2 (1.4.11).

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#dfeb92 on white: 1.28:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#dfeb92 on black: 16.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Against the neutral ladder

Contrast is symmetric, so each row covers both directions: #dfeb92 as text on that neutral, and that neutral as text on #dfeb92.

NeutralRatioBoth directions
White1.28:1AaAa
Slate 501.22:1AaAa
Slate 1001.17:1AaAa
Slate 2001.04:1AaAa
Slate 3001.16:1AaAa
Slate 4002.01:1AaAa
Slate 5003.72:1AaAa
Slate 6005.93:1AaAa
Slate 7008.10:1AaAa
Slate 80011.45:1AaAa
Slate 90013.97:1AaAa
Black16.44:1AaAa
Colour vision deficiency
true color
protanopia · #F7E38B
deuteranopia · #F6E496
tritanopia · #E9E2D5

Roughly one man in twelve has some form of colour vision deficiency. If any of the three panels above is hard to tell apart from a neighbouring colour in your palette, add a shape, an icon or a label so the meaning does not rest on hue alone.

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #dfeb92 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFBF3
#F6F8E7
#EDF2CA
#dfeb92
#D5E571
#C7DC41
#B8CF26
#99AC20
#7B8A19
#5A6416
#383F0E
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FAFBF3Darkest = 950 · #383F0EText step on white = 900
Perceptual ramp — OKLCH

The same eleven steps expressed in OKLCH, where equal lightness numbers actually look equally spaced. HSL ramps go muddy in the yellows and washed out in the blues; this one does not. Modern browsers render it natively — the hex ramp above is the fallback.

50100200300400500600700800900950
oklch tokensclick to select
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.97 0.028 115.0);
  --brand-100: oklch(0.94 0.045 115.0);
  --brand-200: oklch(0.88 0.068 115.0);
  --brand-300: oklch(0.80 0.088 115.0);
  --brand-400: oklch(0.72 0.104 115.0);
  --brand-500: oklch(0.64 0.113 115.0);
  --brand-600: oklch(0.56 0.113 115.0);
  --brand-700: oklch(0.48 0.106 115.0);
  --brand-800: oklch(0.40 0.095 115.0);
  --brand-900: oklch(0.32 0.079 115.0);
  --brand-950: oklch(0.24 0.062 115.0);
}

Colors that work with #dfeb92

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#909B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#1B2CB1
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#606C14
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F9FBE9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#222414
Dark-mode background
Hover#D6E574
One step down in lightness
Pressed#CDE056
Two steps down
Disabled#F6F7F3
Chroma pulled out
Focus ring#E8F49E
Offset from the fill so it reads
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

In real components

The same eight roles, wired into the interface patterns you will actually build with them. Every state below is a computed value, not a mock-up.

Buttons and states
Save changesHoverPressedDisabled
OutlineSubtleLinkFocused
Form field
you@company.com

Focus ring uses the light variant so the field still reads as one shape.

Send me product updates
Notice
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NewBetaDraft
Data
Storage used68%
Acme LtdActive
NorthwindTrial
GlobexActive

How to use #dfeb92

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate
Minimum size as text on white
Not as text
Safe as a fill behind white type
No — use #606C14
Safe as a 1px border on white
No — use #899A1C

Meaning and mood

What a colour in this family tends to signal, and how this particular chroma and lightness change the reading.

optimisticalertcheap-and-cheerfulvisible

The most visible hue at low light levels, which is why it owns warnings, hazard tape and value retail.

This is a confident chroma: strong enough to lead a brand, restrained enough to live in an interface all day. The lightness keeps it airy and approachable.

Worth knowing

Almost never passes contrast against white. Treat it as a surface or a marker, not as text.

Reads as
  • FormalityMedium
  • EnergyMedium-high
  • Weight25/100
  • TemperatureWarm
  • ApproachabilityHigh

Colour associations are cultural and vary by market. Treat these as a starting point for a conversation with your audience, not a finding about them.

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9E92EB
Analogous left#EBCB92
Analogous right#B2EB92
Split-complement 1#92B2EB
Split-complement 2#CB92EB
Triadic 1#92DFEB
Triadic 2#EB92DF
Tetradic#92EBCB
On the wheel
Base+30°−30°+120°+240°+180°68°

#dfeb92 sits at 68°. Every dot is a harmony position and links to its own page in the table alongside.

RGB percentages

Red87.5%
Green92.2%
Blue57.3%
R · 0–255
223
0xdf
G · 0–255
235
0xeb
B · 0–255
146
0x92

CMYK percentages

Cyan5.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow37.9%
Key (black)7.8%

Total ink coverage is 51%. Most commercial presses cap around 300% — above that, sheets stop drying properly.

Color previews

#dfeb92 text on a black background

contrast 16.44:1

Card sample

#dfeb92 text on a white background

contrast 1.28:1

Card sample

#dfeb92 on grey

1.17:1

#dfeb92 on its own surface

1.22:1

#dfeb92 on its dark surface

12.35:1

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #dfeb92;
Background color
Panel with #dfeb92 background
background-color: #dfeb92;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #dfeb92;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(223, 235, 146, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(223, 235, 146, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #dfeb92;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfeb92, #A4EB92);
Gradient text

Gradient headline

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #dfeb92, #92EB97);
-webkit-background-clip: text;
color: transparent;
Focus ring
Focused control
outline: 2px solid #dfeb92;
outline-offset: 3px;
Underline & caret

Marked up text

text-decoration-color: #dfeb92;
caret-color: #dfeb92;
Left rule
Pull quote or callout
border-left: 4px solid #dfeb92;
Ring + tint
Selected chip
background: #F9FBE9;
box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px #dfeb92;
Conic badge
68%
background: conic-gradient(#dfeb92 68%, #e2e8f0 0);

Transparency

What each alpha value actually composites to. The top row is #dfeb92 over white; the bottom row is the same alpha over a checkerboard, so you can see what survives on a photo or a video.

Bottom row of hexes is the flattened result over white — use those when a design tool refuses transparency, or when you need a solid fallback.

alpha in every syntaxclick to select
rgba(223, 235, 146, 0.5)
rgb(223 235 146 / 50%)
#dfeb9280
hsl(68 69% 75% / 50%)
color-mix(in srgb, #dfeb92 50%, transparent)
Alpha8-digit hexFlat on white
10%#dfeb921a#FCFDF4
20%#dfeb9233#F9FBE9
40%#dfeb9266#F2F7D3
60%#dfeb9299#ECF3BE
80%#dfeb92cc#E5EFA8

Gradients from #dfeb92

Six recipes, each built from this hex and shown with the exact CSS that produced it.

Elevation
Same hue, three lightnesses — safe anywhere
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #EEF4C6, #dfeb92 45%, #606C14);
Duotone
A short hue run reads richer than a flat fill
background: linear-gradient(120deg, #dfeb92, #85E678);
Complement sweep
Loud — keep it behind large type only
background: linear-gradient(90deg, #dfeb92, #9E92EB);
Spotlight
Hero panels and app headers
background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 20% 0%, #F6F9E0 0%, #dfeb92 45%, #606C14 100%);
Soft wash
Section backgrounds that stay readable
background: linear-gradient(180deg, #FAFAF4, #ffffff);
Mesh
Ambient background, no image weight
background: radial-gradient(60% 60% at 15% 20%, #F3DBBD 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(55% 55% at 85% 15%, #BFF0AC 0%, transparent 60%), radial-gradient(70% 70% at 50% 95%, #606C14 0%, transparent 65%), #dfeb92;

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #dfeb92

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Tones — desaturated

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#dfeb92 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

On screens

Holds up across typical panel gamma. Still worth checking on an uncalibrated laptop, where mid-tones shift most.

In dark mode

Usable as-is on a dark surface at 16.44:1.

Explore nearby colors

Small, deliberate steps away from this hex — useful when you are hunting for the version of a colour that finally feels right.

#dfeb92, answered

What color is #dfeb92?

#dfeb92 is a light vivid yellow, closest to Khaki (ΔE2000 5.7). It sits at 68° on the hue wheel with 69% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #dfeb92?

rgb(223, 235, 146) — 223 red, 235 green and 146 blue out of 255, or 87.5% / 92.2% / 57.3% by channel.

What is #dfeb92 in HSL and HSV?

hsl(68, 69%, 75%) and hsv(68, 38%, 92%). HSL is what CSS takes; HSV is what your design tool's picker shows, which is why the saturation numbers rarely match.

Is #dfeb92 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7718 and perceived brightness is 87%, so black text on it reaches 16.44:1.

Should I use black or white text on #dfeb92?

Black. It scores 16.44:1 against #dfeb92, versus 1.28:1 for white — AAA at any size.

Is #dfeb92 accessible on a white background?

#dfeb92 on white scores 1.28:1, which fails WCAG AA at every size. Darken it to #6E7C17 to reach 4.5:1, or #535E11 for 7:1.

What is the complementary color of #dfeb92?

#9E92EB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #92B2EB and #CB92EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #dfeb92?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #E7EDC0 for borders, #909B4B for secondary text, #1B2CB1 as an accent and #606C14 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EBCB92 and #B2EB92 stays calm, while #9E92EB is the loudest partner.

What is #dfeb92 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(5%, 0%, 38%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #dfeb92 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 32 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EBD692; nudged cooler, #BEEC91.

Which Tailwind color is closest to #dfeb92?

The lime family — its 500 step is #84cc16, ΔE2000 15.6 away. That is a visible difference, so define #dfeb92 as a custom token rather than reaching for the built-in.

How do I use #dfeb92 in Tailwind CSS?

Inline it as an arbitrary value with bg-[#dfeb92] or text-[#dfeb92], or register the whole ramp under theme.extend.colors.brand so you get bg-brand-500 and friends. The generated 50–950 scale on this page is ready to paste into your config.

What is #dfeb92 with 50% opacity?

rgba(223, 235, 146, 0.5), or #dfeb9280 in eight-digit hex. Over white that composites to #EFF5C9; over black, #707649.

Is #dfeb92 a web-safe color?

No. The nearest web-safe colour is #CCFF99, ΔE2000 8 away. The palette only matters for legacy displays and some email clients now.

What does the color #dfeb92 mean?

As a yellow, it reads optimistic, alert, cheap-and-cheerful. The most visible hue at low light levels, which is why it owns warnings, hazard tape and value retail. At this chroma the effect is amplified — it will dominate whatever sits beside it.

What gradient works with #dfeb92?

The safest is same-hue elevation: linear-gradient(135deg, #EEF4C6, #dfeb92 45%, #606C14). For more colour, a short hue run to #85E678 keeps it rich without turning muddy.

Work with #dfeb92 in the Color Lab

Every tool opens with this colour already loaded.

Every value on this page is computed from #dfeb92 at request time — conversions, contrast ratios and ΔE distances are calculated, never looked up.