Palettes / Colors / #D0CC4E

#D0CC4E — Yellow

#D0CC4E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #D0CC4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D0CC4E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4E52D0; it also sits naturally between #D08A4E and #93D04E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 82% · Green 80% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 63% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D0CC4E

.text { color: #D0CC4E; }
.background { background-color: #D0CC4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0CC4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 204, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 58%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0CC4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 204, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0CC4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 204, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0CC4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0CC4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E52D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0CC4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0CC4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D0CC4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D0CC4E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0CC4E?

#D0CC4E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 208, 204, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0CC4E?

#D0CC4E is RGB 208, 204, 78 — HSL 58°, 58%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 63%, 18%.

What colors go with #D0CC4E?

Its complement is #4E52D0; analogous partners are #D08A4E and #93D04E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0CC4E for text?

Black text on #D0CC4E has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.