Palettes / Colors / #DCD4B7

#DCD4B7 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCD4B7 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCD4B7 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B7BFDC; it also sits naturally between #DCC1B7 and #D2DCB7. 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 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 17% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD4B7

.text { color: #DCD4B7; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4B7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD4B7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 212, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 35%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD4B7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 212, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD4B7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 212, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD4B7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD4B7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD4B7

Tints of #DCD4B7

Tones of #DCD4B7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7BFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD4B7: #000000.

How #DCD4B7 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 #DCD4B7 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

← #DCD4B6  ·  #DCD4B8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD4B7?

#DCD4B7 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 212, 183). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD4B7?

#DCD4B7 is RGB 220, 212, 183 — HSL 47°, 35%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 17%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD4B7?

Its complement is #B7BFDC; analogous partners are #DCC1B7 and #D2DCB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD4B7 for text?

Black text on #DCD4B7 has a contrast ratio of 14.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.