Palettes / Colors / #DCD5BA
#DCD5BA — Light Muted Yellow
#DCD5BA 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 #DCD5BA 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.
#DCD5BA 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 #BBC2DD; it also sits naturally between #DDC5BB and #D3DDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD5BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 213, 186 |
| HSL | 48°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 48°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 62.17, 66.35, 55.98 |
| Yxy | 66.35, 0.3370, 0.3596 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.17, -2.06, 14.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.46, -1.98, 12.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 84% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · 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 #DCD5BA
.text { color: #DCD5BA; }
.background { background-color: #DCD5BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD5BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 213, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD5BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 213, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD5BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 213, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD5BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD5BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBC2DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD5BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD5BA
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 #DCD5BA: ·
How #DCD5BA 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 #DCD5BA 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 #DCD5BA?
#DCD5BA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 213, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD5BA?
#DCD5BA is RGB 220, 213, 186 — HSL 48°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD5BA?
Its complement is #BBC2DD; analogous partners are #DDC5BB and #D3DDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD5BA for text?
Black text on #DCD5BA has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.