Palettes / Colors / #DCD7AD

#DCD7AD — Light Muted Yellow

#DCD7AD is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCD7AD 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 #ADB2DC; it also sits naturally between #DCC0AD and #C9DCAD. 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 84% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 21% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD7AD

.text { color: #DCD7AD; }
.background { background-color: #DCD7AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD7AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 215, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 40%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD7AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 215, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD7AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 215, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD7AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD7AD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD7AD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADB2DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD7AD: #000000.

How #DCD7AD 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 #DCD7AD 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

← #DCD7AC  ·  #DCD7AE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD7AD?

#DCD7AD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 215, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD7AD?

#DCD7AD is RGB 220, 215, 173 — HSL 54°, 40%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 21%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD7AD?

Its complement is #ADB2DC; analogous partners are #DCC0AD and #C9DCAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD7AD for text?

Black text on #DCD7AD has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.