Palettes / Colors / #DCBF55

#DCBF55 — Yellow

#DCBF55 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #DCBF55 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.

#DCBF55 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 #5673DC; it also sits naturally between #DC7C56 and #B6DC56. 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 75% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 61% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCBF55

.text { color: #DCBF55; }
.background { background-color: #DCBF55; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCBF55; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 191, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 66%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCBF55; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 191, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCBF55; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 191, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCBF55">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCBF55">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCBF55

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Tones of #DCBF55

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5673DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCBF55: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCBF55

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 #DCBF55 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 #DCBF55 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

← #DCBF54  ·  #DCBF56 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCBF55?

#DCBF55 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 191, 85). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCBF55?

#DCBF55 is RGB 220, 191, 85 — HSL 47°, 66%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 61%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCBF55?

Its complement is #5673DC; analogous partners are #DC7C56 and #B6DC56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCBF55 for text?

Black text on #DCBF55 has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.