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#DCD476 — Light Yellow

#DCD476 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 #DCD476 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.

#DCD476 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 #757EDB; it also sits naturally between #DBA075 and #B1DB75. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCD476 · RGB 220, 212, 118

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Color values

HEX#DCD476
RGB220, 212, 118
HSL55°, 59%, 66%
HSV55°, 46%, 86%
CMYK0%, 4%, 46%, 14%
XYZ56.33, 63.61, 26.45
Yxy63.61, 0.3848, 0.4345
CIE-Lab83.76, -10.03, 47.21
Hunter Lab79.76, -9.39, 33.05

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 83% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 46% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCD476 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCD476 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCD476

.text { color: #DCD476; }
.background { background-color: #DCD476; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD476; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 212, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 59%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD476; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 212, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD476; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 212, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD476">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD476">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD476

#D5CB5D#CFC344#BFB331#A69C2B#8E8525#766E1E#5D5718#413D11#29260A#100F04

Tints of #DCD476

#DFD781#E2DB8D#E5DF9A#E8E2A6#EBE6B2#EEEABE#F1EECA#F5F2D6#F8F6E3#FBFAEF

Tones of #DCD476

#D5CD7C#CDC784#C6C18B#BEBA93#B7B59A#AFAEA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #757EDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.72:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCD476: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD476

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCD476: ·

How #DCD476 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D88DDeuteranopia · #D9DA92Tritanopia · #DC9FA3

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCD476 rather than the exact color:

Palette F6f982
#F6F982 · #D9D46F · #FA5862 · #C64272
Mellow Ruby Mirage
#806C22 · #DBCC79 · #4562CD · #AEB2E2
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB
Amber Ruby
#3E0F8D · #9564DD · #E4DA72 · #EEEEEE
Palette D6d46d
#D6D46D · #F4DFB6 · #DE8F5F · #9A4444
Wild Saffron
#EE8EE8 · #E22C6A · #E99D84 · #E9D777

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D9D46F#DBCC79#D9D36D#E4DA72#D6D46D#E9D777#E2D582#E8D87B#D9DA82#E3C878#DFE171#E7D37F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCD475  ·  #DCD477 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD476?

#DCD476 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 212, 118). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD476?

#DCD476 is RGB 220, 212, 118 — HSL 55°, 59%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 46%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD476?

Its complement is #757EDB; analogous partners are #DBA075 and #B1DB75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD476 for text?

Black text on #DCD476 has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.