Palettes / Colors / #DCD157
#DCD157 — Yellow
#DCD157 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 #DCD157 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.
#DCD157 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.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD157 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 209, 87 |
| HSL | 55°, 66%, 60% |
| HSV | 55°, 60%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 60%, 14% |
| XYZ | 54.04, 61.50, 18.04 |
| Yxy | 61.50, 0.4045, 0.4604 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.65, -11.00, 60.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.42, -10.23, 38.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 34%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 60% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD157
.text { color: #DCD157; }
.background { background-color: #DCD157; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD157; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 209, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 66%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD157; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 209, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD157; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 209, 87, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD157">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD157">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5661DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD157: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD157
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 #DCD157: ·
How #DCD157 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 #DCD157 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 #DCD157?
#DCD157 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 209, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD157?
#DCD157 is RGB 220, 209, 87 — HSL 55°, 66%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 60%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD157?
Its complement is #5661DC; analogous partners are #DC8E56 and #A4DC56. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD157 for text?
Black text on #DCD157 has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.