Palettes / Colors / #DCD241
#DCD241 — Yellow
#DCD241 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DCD241 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.
#DCD241 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 #414CDC; it also sits naturally between #DC8441 and #99DC41. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD241 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 210, 65 |
| HSL | 56°, 69%, 56% |
| HSV | 56°, 70%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 70%, 14% |
| XYZ | 53.52, 61.69, 14.09 |
| Yxy | 61.69, 0.4139, 0.4771 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.75, -12.77, 69.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.54, -11.82, 41.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 82% · Blue 25%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 70% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD241
.text { color: #DCD241; }
.background { background-color: #DCD241; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD241; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 210, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 69%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD241; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 210, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD241; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 210, 65, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD241">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD241">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCD241
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Tones of #DCD241
Color harmonies
Complementary — #414CDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD241: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD241
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 #DCD241: ·
How #DCD241 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 #DCD241 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 #DCD241?
#DCD241 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 210, 65). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD241?
#DCD241 is RGB 220, 210, 65 — HSL 56°, 69%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 70%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD241?
Its complement is #414CDC; analogous partners are #DC8441 and #99DC41. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD241 for text?
Black text on #DCD241 has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.