#DFAD51Cheese Wiz (#DFAD51) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 80°, lightness 0.78 and chroma 0.124. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #DFAD51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 173, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 69%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 64%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(73.7 8.5 53.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.776 0.124 80) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cheese Wiz shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e4a848 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#e5ad4d — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#dfad51 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#dfae53 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Cheese Wiz in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.05:1 and against black 10.23:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d7 · #dfad51 · #c99940 · #9e741f · #755200 · #4b3300
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#dde499 · #dec973 · #dfad51 · #d59351 · #c57c56 · #b1695a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dfad51 · #89a078 · #997123 · #406a11 · #573c00 · #1a2e06
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e6d7bf · #dfad51 · #4b77c0 · #685025 · #47330a · #261902
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2fe · #dfad51 · #a29989 · #585d65 · #2e2515 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fd · #c3cad6 · #959eab · #1c2535 · #010512 · #dfad51
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebf2ff · #dfad51 · #769bd7 · #315ba1 · #022258 · #110700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b4decd · #dfad51 · #9696d5 · #638293 · #2d3958 · #101204
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d6fafc · #dfad51 · #3dacb3 · #7b4287 · #3b0d45 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dafaee · #dfad51 · #52ae91 · #315ba1 · #48042d · #00000f
#E5B96B · #EBC583 · #F1D09A · #F6DCB0 · #FCE8C6
#B98C37 · #946D1D · #714F00 · #4D3400 · #2B1B00
#D7B06C · #CEB282 · #C5B496
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.