Palettes / Colors / #DCBC71
#DCBC71 — Yellow
#DCBC71 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DCBC71 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.
#DCBC71 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 #7090DB; it also sits naturally between #DB8670 and #C6DB70. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCBC71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 188, 113 |
| HSL | 42°, 60%, 65% |
| HSV | 42°, 49%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 15%, 49%, 14% |
| XYZ | 50.48, 52.37, 23.07 |
| Yxy | 52.37, 0.4009, 0.4159 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.50, 1.88, 41.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.37, 1.75, 28.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 74% · Blue 44%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 49% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCBC71
.text { color: #DCBC71; }
.background { background-color: #DCBC71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBC71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 188, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBC71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 188, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBC71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 188, 113, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCBC71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBC71">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7090DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCBC71: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBC71
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCBC71: ·
How #DCBC71 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 #DCBC71 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCBC71?
#DCBC71 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 188, 113). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBC71?
#DCBC71 is RGB 220, 188, 113 — HSL 42°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 49%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCBC71?
Its complement is #7090DB; analogous partners are #DB8670 and #C6DB70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCBC71 for text?
Black text on #DCBC71 has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.