Palettes / Colors / #DCD16F
#DCD16F — Yellow
#DCD16F 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 #DCD16F 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.
#DCD16F 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.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD16F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 209, 111 |
| HSL | 54°, 61%, 65% |
| HSV | 54°, 50%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 50%, 14% |
| XYZ | 55.18, 61.96, 24.09 |
| Yxy | 61.96, 0.3907, 0.4387 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.89, -9.15, 49.54 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.72, -8.55, 33.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 44%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 50% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD16F
.text { color: #DCD16F; }
.background { background-color: #DCD16F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD16F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 209, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 61%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD16F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 209, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD16F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 209, 111, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD16F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD16F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCD16F
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Tones of #DCD16F
Color harmonies
Complementary — #6F7ADC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD16F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD16F
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 #DCD16F: ·
How #DCD16F 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 #DCD16F 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 #DCD16F?
#DCD16F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 209, 111). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD16F?
#DCD16F is RGB 220, 209, 111 — HSL 54°, 61%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 50%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD16F?
Its complement is #6F7ADC; analogous partners are #DC9B6F and #B1DC6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD16F for text?
Black text on #DCD16F has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.