Palettes / Colors / #DCD2A2

#DCD2A2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCD2A2 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCD2A2 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 #A3ACDC; it also sits naturally between #DCB6A3 and #C9DCA3. 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 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 26% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD2A2

.text { color: #DCD2A2; }
.background { background-color: #DCD2A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD2A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 210, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 45%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD2A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 210, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD2A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 210, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD2A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD2A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD2A2

Tints of #DCD2A2

Tones of #DCD2A2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3ACDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD2A2: #000000.

How #DCD2A2 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 #DCD2A2

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCD2A2 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

← #DCD2A1  ·  #DCD2A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD2A2?

#DCD2A2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 210, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD2A2?

#DCD2A2 is RGB 220, 210, 162 — HSL 50°, 45%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 26%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD2A2?

Its complement is #A3ACDC; analogous partners are #DCB6A3 and #C9DCA3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD2A2 for text?

Black text on #DCD2A2 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.