Palettes / Colors / #D2D978

#D2D978 — Light Yellow

#D2D978 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D2D978 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 #7E78D9; it also sits naturally between #D9AF78 and #A2D978. 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 85% · Blue 47%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2D978

.text { color: #D2D978; }
.background { background-color: #D2D978; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2D978; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 217, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 56%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2D978; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 217, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2D978; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 217, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2D978">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2D978">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2D978

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Tones of #D2D978

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E78D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2D978: #000000.

How #D2D978 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 #D2D978 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

← #D2D977  ·  #D2D979 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2D978?

#D2D978 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 210, 217, 120). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2D978?

#D2D978 is RGB 210, 217, 120 — HSL 64°, 56%, 66% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 45%, 15%.

What colors go with #D2D978?

Its complement is #7E78D9; analogous partners are #D9AF78 and #A2D978. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2D978 for text?

Black text on #D2D978 has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.