Palettes / Colors / #DCD463

#DCD463 — Yellow

#DCD463 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DCD463 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.

#DCD463 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 #656DDC; it also sits naturally between #DC9965 and #A9DC65. 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 83% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 55% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD463

.text { color: #DCD463; }
.background { background-color: #DCD463; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD463; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 212, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 63%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD463; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 212, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD463; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 212, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD463">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD463">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD463

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #656DDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD463: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD463

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:

How #DCD463 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 #DCD463 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD463?

#DCD463 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 212, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD463?

#DCD463 is RGB 220, 212, 99 — HSL 56°, 63%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 55%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD463?

Its complement is #656DDC; analogous partners are #DC9965 and #A9DC65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD463 for text?

Black text on #DCD463 has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.