Palettes / Colors / #DCD156

#DCD156 — Yellow

#DCD156 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DCD156 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.

#DCD156 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 #5661DC; it also sits naturally between #DC8E56 and #A4DC56. 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 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 61% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD156

.text { color: #DCD156; }
.background { background-color: #DCD156; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD156; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 209, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 66%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD156; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 209, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD156; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 209, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD156">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD156">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD156

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Tones of #DCD156

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5661DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD156: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD156

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 #DCD156 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 #DCD156 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 #DCD156?

#DCD156 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 209, 86). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD156?

#DCD156 is RGB 220, 209, 86 — HSL 55°, 66%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 61%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD156?

Its complement is #5661DC; analogous partners are #DC8E56 and #A4DC56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD156 for text?

Black text on #DCD156 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.