Palettes / Colors / #DCC147

#DCC147 — Yellow

#DCC147 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 #DCC147 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.

#DCC147 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 #4762DC; it also sits naturally between #DC7647 and #ADDC47. 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 76% · Blue 28%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 68% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCC147

.text { color: #DCC147; }
.background { background-color: #DCC147; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCC147; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 193, 71); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 68%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCC147; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 193, 71, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCC147; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 193, 71, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCC147">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCC147">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCC147

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4762DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCC147: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCC147

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 #DCC147 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 #DCC147 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 #DCC147?

#DCC147 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 193, 71). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCC147?

#DCC147 is RGB 220, 193, 71 — HSL 49°, 68%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 68%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCC147?

Its complement is #4762DC; analogous partners are #DC7647 and #ADDC47. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCC147 for text?

Black text on #DCC147 has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.