Palettes / Colors / #DCD08D

#DCD08D — Light Muted Yellow

#DCD08D 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 #DCD08D 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.

#DCD08D 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.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #DCD08D

.text { color: #DCD08D; }
.background { background-color: #DCD08D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD08D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 208, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 53%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD08D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 208, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD08D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 208, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD08D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD08D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E9ADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD08D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD08D

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 #DCD08D 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 #DCD08D 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

← #DCD08C  ·  #DCD08E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD08D?

#DCD08D is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 208, 141). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD08D?

#DCD08D is RGB 220, 208, 141 — HSL 51°, 53%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 36%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD08D?

Its complement is #8E9ADC; analogous partners are #DCA98E and #C1DC8E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD08D for text?

Black text on #DCD08D has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.