Palettes / Colors / #DCD17E
#DCD17E — Light Yellow
#DCD17E is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DCD17E 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.
#DCD17E 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 #7F8ADC; it also sits naturally between #DCA37F and #B8DC7F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 209, 126 |
| HSL | 53°, 57%, 68% |
| HSV | 53°, 43%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 43%, 14% |
| XYZ | 56.08, 62.32, 28.81 |
| Yxy | 62.32, 0.3809, 0.4233 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.08, -7.72, 42.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.94, -7.25, 30.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 49%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 43% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD17E
.text { color: #DCD17E; }
.background { background-color: #DCD17E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD17E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 209, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD17E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 209, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD17E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 209, 126, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD17E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD17E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCD17E
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7F8ADC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD17E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD17E
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 #DCD17E: ·
How #DCD17E 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 #DCD17E 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 #DCD17E?
#DCD17E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 209, 126). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD17E?
#DCD17E is RGB 220, 209, 126 — HSL 53°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 43%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD17E?
Its complement is #7F8ADC; analogous partners are #DCA37F and #B8DC7F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD17E for text?
Black text on #DCD17E has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.