Palettes / Colors / #DCD4BB
#DCD4BB — Light Muted Yellow
#DCD4BB is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DCD4BB 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.
#DCD4BB 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 #BCC4DC; it also sits naturally between #DCC4BC and #D4DCBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 212, 187 |
| HSL | 45°, 32%, 80% |
| HSV | 45°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.03, 65.89, 56.46 |
| Yxy | 65.89, 0.3364, 0.3574 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.94, -1.39, 13.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.17, -1.34, 11.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 83% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD4BB
.text { color: #DCD4BB; }
.background { background-color: #DCD4BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD4BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 212, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 32%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD4BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 212, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD4BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 212, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD4BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD4BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC4DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD4BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD4BB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCD4BB: ·
How #DCD4BB 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 #DCD4BB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCD4BB?
#DCD4BB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 212, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD4BB?
#DCD4BB is RGB 220, 212, 187 — HSL 45°, 32%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD4BB?
Its complement is #BCC4DC; analogous partners are #DCC4BC and #D4DCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD4BB for text?
Black text on #DCD4BB has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.