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#DFC168 Color

#DFC168 is rgb(223, 193, 104) in RGB, hsl(45, 65%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 53%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFC168
HEX#DFC168
RGBrgb(223, 193, 104)
HSLhsl(45, 65%, 64%)
HSVhsv(45, 53%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 53%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.114 91.1)
LABlab(79.32% 3.03 48.37)
LCHlch(79.32% 48.46 86.42)

What #DFC168 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DFC168, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DFC168 Channel Values

How #DFC168 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 193 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 65% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 53% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 53% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.76:1 vs white · 11.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFC168 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFC168 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFC168

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFC168; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFC168

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFC168.

How #DFC168 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DFC168
Protanopia#C7C768
Protanomaly#D1C468
Deuteranopia#CCCC66
Deuteranomaly#D4C767
Tritanopia#E6B9B9
Tritanomaly#E3BC9F
Achromatopsia#C3C3C3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFC168 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dfc168: #DFC168;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFC168;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfc168': '#DFC168' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.757, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_dfc168">#DFC168</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFC168"

More Yellow Colors

#DFC168 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFC168 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFC168?

#DFC168 is a light yellow — rgb(223, 193, 104) in RGB and hsl(45, 65%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #DFC168?

#DFC168 is rgb(223, 193, 104) — red 223, green 193, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFC168?

#DFC168 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 53%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFC168 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFC168 scores 1.76:1 against white and 11.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFC168 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFC168 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.89, which is visibly different.

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