Palettes / Colors / #DCD08C
#DCD08C — Light Muted Yellow
#DCD08C is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DCD08C 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.
#DCD08C 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 #8E9ADC; it also sits naturally between #DCA98E and #C1DC8E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD08C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 208, 140 |
| HSL | 51°, 53%, 71% |
| HSV | 51°, 36%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 36%, 14% |
| XYZ | 56.80, 62.22, 33.83 |
| Yxy | 62.22, 0.3716, 0.4071 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.03, -5.69, 35.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.88, -5.37, 26.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 55%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 36% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD08C
.text { color: #DCD08C; }
.background { background-color: #DCD08C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD08C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 208, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 53%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD08C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 208, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD08C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 208, 140, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD08C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD08C">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8E9ADC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.44:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD08C: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD08C
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 #DCD08C: ·
How #DCD08C 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 #DCD08C 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 #DCD08C?
#DCD08C is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 208, 140). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD08C?
#DCD08C is RGB 220, 208, 140 — HSL 51°, 53%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 36%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD08C?
Its complement is #8E9ADC; analogous partners are #DCA98E and #C1DC8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD08C for text?
Black text on #DCD08C has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.