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#DFC472 Color

#DFC472 is rgb(223, 196, 114) in RGB, hsl(45, 63%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 49%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFC472
HEX#DFC472
RGBrgb(223, 196, 114)
HSLhsl(45, 63%, 66%)
HSVhsv(45, 49%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 49%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.106 91.7)
LABlab(80.19% 2.18 44.55)
LCHlch(80.19% 44.60 87.20)

What #DFC472 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 #DFC472, 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.

#DFC472 Channel Values

How #DFC472 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 196 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 63% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 49% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 49% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFC472 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFC472 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFC472

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFC472; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFC472

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 #DFC472.

How #DFC472 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#DFC472
Protanopia#C9C972
Protanomaly#D2C772
Deuteranopia#CDCD70
Deuteranomaly#D5CA71
Tritanopia#E5BCBC
Tritanomaly#E3BFA4
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFC472 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfc472: #DFC472;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFC472;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfc472': '#DFC472' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.769, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_dfc472">#DFC472</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFC472"

More Yellow Colors

#DFC472 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFC472 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFC472?

#DFC472 is a light yellow — rgb(223, 196, 114) in RGB and hsl(45, 63%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.85.

What is the RGB value of #DFC472?

#DFC472 is rgb(223, 196, 114) — red 223, green 196, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFC472?

#DFC472 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 49%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFC472 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFC472 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFC472 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFC472 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 11.59, which is visibly different.

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