Palettes / Colors / #DCA628

#DCA628 — Yellow

#DCA628 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCA628 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 #285EDC; it also sits naturally between #DC4C28 and #B8DC28. 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 65% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 82% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCA628

.text { color: #DCA628; }
.background { background-color: #DCA628; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCA628; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 166, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 72%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCA628; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 166, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCA628; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 166, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCA628">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCA628">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCA628

Tints of #DCA628

Tones of #DCA628

Color harmonies

Complementary — #285EDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCA628: #000000.

How #DCA628 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 #DCA628 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

← #DCA627  ·  #DCA629 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCA628?

#DCA628 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 166, 40). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCA628?

#DCA628 is RGB 220, 166, 40 — HSL 42°, 72%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 82%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCA628?

Its complement is #285EDC; analogous partners are #DC4C28 and #B8DC28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCA628 for text?

Black text on #DCA628 has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.