Palettes / Colors / #DCD487

#DCD487 — Light Yellow

#DCD487 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DCD487 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.

#DCD487 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 #8891DD; it also sits naturally between #DDAA88 and #BBDD88. 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 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 39% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD487

.text { color: #DCD487; }
.background { background-color: #DCD487; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD487; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 212, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 55%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD487; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 212, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD487; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 212, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD487">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD487">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8891DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD487: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD487

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 #DCD487 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 #DCD487 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 #DCD487?

#DCD487 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 212, 135). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD487?

#DCD487 is RGB 220, 212, 135 — HSL 54°, 55%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 39%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD487?

Its complement is #8891DD; analogous partners are #DDAA88 and #BBDD88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD487 for text?

Black text on #DCD487 has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.