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#DCD660 — Yellow

#DCD660 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DCD660 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.

#DCD660 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6066DC; it also sits naturally between #DC9860 and #A4DC60. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCD660 · RGB 220, 214, 96

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Color values

HEX#DCD660
RGB220, 214, 96
HSL57°, 64%, 62%
HSV57°, 56%, 86%
CMYK0%, 3%, 56%, 14%
XYZ55.67, 64.15, 20.51
Yxy64.15, 0.3967, 0.4571
CIE-Lab84.05, -12.88, 57.84
Hunter Lab80.10, -12.01, 37.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 84% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 56% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCD660 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCD660 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCD660

.text { color: #DCD660; }
.background { background-color: #DCD660; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD660; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 214, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 64%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD660; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 214, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD660; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 214, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD660">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD660">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD660

#D7CF47#D1C92E#BCB529#A39D24#8A851E#716D19#585413#43400F#2A2809#111004

Tints of #DCD660

#DFD96D#E3DD7D#E5E18A#E9E59B#ECE8A7#EEECB4#F2F0C4#F5F3D1#F9F7E2#FBFBEE

Tones of #DCD660

#D3CE69#CBC672#C2BE7A#B8B684#B0AE8D#A7A695

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6066DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCD660: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD660

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCD660: ·

How #DCD660 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D9D97DDeuteranopia · #DADA83Tritanopia · #DC9398

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCD660 rather than the exact color:

Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Palette 454040
#454040 · #605B51 · #D8D365 · #E6F082
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Palette 2f5249
#2F5249 · #437057 · #97B067 · #E3DE61
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D6D85D#D8D365#E2D365#E3DE61#D4D167#D3CD64#D9D36D#D8C962#D6D46D#DBE156#D9D46F#E1E16A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCD65F  ·  #DCD661 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD660?

#DCD660 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 214, 96). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD660?

#DCD660 is RGB 220, 214, 96 — HSL 57°, 64%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 56%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD660?

Its complement is #6066DC; analogous partners are #DC9860 and #A4DC60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD660 for text?

Black text on #DCD660 has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.