Palettes / Colors / #DCD47E

#DCD47E — Light Yellow

#DCD47E 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 #DCD47E 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.

#DCD47E 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 #7F87DC; it also sits naturally between #DCA67F and #B5DC7F. 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 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 43% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD47E

.text { color: #DCD47E; }
.background { background-color: #DCD47E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD47E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 212, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD47E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 212, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD47E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 212, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD47E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD47E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F87DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD47E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD47E

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 #DCD47E 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 #DCD47E 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

← #DCD47D  ·  #DCD47F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD47E?

#DCD47E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 212, 126). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD47E?

#DCD47E is RGB 220, 212, 126 — HSL 55°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 43%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD47E?

Its complement is #7F87DC; analogous partners are #DCA67F and #B5DC7F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD47E for text?

Black text on #DCD47E has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.