Palettes / Colors / #DCD27A

#DCD27A — Light Yellow

#DCD27A is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCD27A 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 #7A84DC; it also sits naturally between #DCA17A and #B5DC7A. 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 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 45% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD27A

.text { color: #DCD27A; }
.background { background-color: #DCD27A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD27A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 210, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 58%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD27A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 210, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD27A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 210, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD27A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD27A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A84DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD27A: #000000.

How #DCD27A 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 #DCD27A 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

← #DCD279  ·  #DCD27B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD27A?

#DCD27A is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 210, 122). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD27A?

#DCD27A is RGB 220, 210, 122 — HSL 54°, 58%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 45%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD27A?

Its complement is #7A84DC; analogous partners are #DCA17A and #B5DC7A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD27A for text?

Black text on #DCD27A has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.