Palettes / Colors / #DCD86C

#DCD86C — Yellow

#DCD86C is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DCD86C 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.

#DCD86C 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 #6A6EDC; it also sits naturally between #DC9F6A and #A7DC6A. 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 85% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 51% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD86C

.text { color: #DCD86C; }
.background { background-color: #DCD86C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD86C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 216, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 62%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD86C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 216, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD86C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 216, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD86C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD86C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCD86C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A6EDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD86C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD86C

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:

How #DCD86C 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 #DCD86C 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

← #DCD86B  ·  #DCD86D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD86C?

#DCD86C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 216, 108). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD86C?

#DCD86C is RGB 220, 216, 108 — HSL 58°, 62%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 51%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCD86C?

Its complement is #6A6EDC; analogous partners are #DC9F6A and #A7DC6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD86C for text?

Black text on #DCD86C has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.