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#DFCE90 Color

#DFCE90 is rgb(223, 206, 144) in RGB, hsl(47, 55%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFCE90
HEX#DFCE90
RGBrgb(223, 206, 144)
HSLhsl(47, 55%, 72%)
HSVhsv(47, 35%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.082 94.6)
LABlab(83.10% -0.45 33.16)
LCHlch(83.10% 33.16 90.77)

What #DFCE90 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 #DFCE90, 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.

#DFCE90 Channel Values

How #DFCE90 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 206 · B 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 55% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 35% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 35% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFCE90 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFCE90 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFCE90

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFCE90; 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 #DFCE90

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 #DFCE90.

How #DFCE90 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#DFCE90
Protanopia#D1D190
Protanomaly#D7D090
Deuteranopia#D4D48F
Deuteranomaly#D8D290
Tritanopia#E5C8C8
Tritanomaly#E2CAB4
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFCE90 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dfce90: #DFCE90;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFCE90;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfce90': '#DFCE90' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.808, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_dfce90">#DFCE90</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFCE90"

More Yellow Colors

#DFCE90 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFCE90 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFCE90?

#DFCE90 is a light yellow — rgb(223, 206, 144) in RGB and hsl(47, 55%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #DFCE90?

#DFCE90 is rgb(223, 206, 144) — red 223, green 206, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFCE90?

#DFCE90 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFCE90 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFCE90 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFCE90 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFCE90 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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