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#DCCFA6 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCCFA6 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DCCFA6 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.

#DCCFA6 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A7B3DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB5A7 and #CEDDA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCCFA6 · RGB 220, 207, 166

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Color values

HEX#DCCFA6
RGB220, 207, 166
HSL46°, 44%, 76%
HSV46°, 25%, 86%
CMYK0%, 6%, 25%, 14%
XYZ58.71, 62.59, 45.06
Yxy62.59, 0.3529, 0.3762
CIE-Lab83.23, -1.89, 22.04
Hunter Lab79.12, -1.80, 17.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 81% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 25% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCCFA6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCCFA6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCCFA6

.text { color: #DCCFA6; }
.background { background-color: #DCCFA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCCFA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 207, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 44%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCCFA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 207, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCCFA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 207, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCCFA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCCFA6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCCFA6

#D3C38D#C9B573#BDA556#AD9443#937E39#79682F#5F5225#42391A#282310#0F0D06

Tints of #DCCFA6

#E0D4AE#E2D8B6#E5DCBD#E8E0C4#EBE4CC#EEE8D3#F1EBDA#F4EFE2#F6F3E9#F9F7F0

Tones of #DCCFA6

#D9CEAB#D5CCAF#D1CAB3#CDC8B6#CAC6BA#C5C4BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7B3DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCCFA6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCCFA6

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCCFA6: ·

How #DCCFA6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D6D6B0Deuteranopia · #D7D8B2Tritanopia · #DBB8B9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCCFA6 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8a7650
#8A7650 · #8E977D · #ECE7D1 · #DBCEA5
Palette 004030
#004030 · #4A9782 · #DCD0A8 · #FFF9E5
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Palette 87805e
#87805E · #B09B71 · #D8CCA3 · #EDDFB3
Palette 1c6758
#1C6758 · #3D8361 · #D6CDA4 · #EEF2E6
Palette 546b41
#546B41 · #99AD7A · #DCCCAC · #FFF8EC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DBCEA5#DCD0A8#DCD2A2#D8CCA3#D6CDA4#DCCCAC#D8C9A7#D8C9A8#D5CEA3#E4CDA7#E3CAA5#E4CCAB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCCFA5  ·  #DCCFA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCCFA6?

#DCCFA6 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 207, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCCFA6?

#DCCFA6 is RGB 220, 207, 166 — HSL 46°, 44%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 25%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCCFA6?

Its complement is #A7B3DD; analogous partners are #DDB5A7 and #CEDDA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCCFA6 for text?

Black text on #DCCFA6 has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.