Palettes / Colors / #DCD16D

#DCD16D — Yellow

#DCD16D is a yellow color we call 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 #DCD16D 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.

#DCD16D 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 #6F7ADC; it also sits naturally between #DC9B6F and #B1DC6F. 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 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 50% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD16D

.text { color: #DCD16D; }
.background { background-color: #DCD16D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD16D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 209, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 61%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD16D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 209, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD16D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 209, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD16D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD16D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD16D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F7ADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD16D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD16D

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 #DCD16D 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 #DCD16D 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

← #DCD16C  ·  #DCD16E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD16D?

#DCD16D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 209, 109). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD16D?

#DCD16D is RGB 220, 209, 109 — HSL 54°, 61%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 50%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD16D?

Its complement is #6F7ADC; analogous partners are #DC9B6F and #B1DC6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD16D for text?

Black text on #DCD16D has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.