Palettes / Colors / #DCA400

#DCA400 — Vivid Yellow

#DCA400 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCA400 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0037DB; it also sits naturally between #DB3700 and #A4DB00. 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 86% · Green 64% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 100% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA400

.text { color: #DCA400; }
.background { background-color: #DCA400; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA400; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 164, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA400; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 164, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA400; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 164, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA400">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA400">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCA400

Tints of #DCA400

Tones of #DCA400

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0037DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA400: #000000.

How #DCA400 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 #DCA400 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 #DCA400?

#DCA400 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 164, 0). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA400?

#DCA400 is RGB 220, 164, 0 — HSL 45°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 100%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA400?

Its complement is #0037DB; analogous partners are #DB3700 and #A4DB00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA400 for text?

Black text on #DCA400 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.