Palettes / Colors / #DCD8BC
#DCD8BC — Light Dusty Yellow
#DCD8BC is a yellow color we call Light Dusty 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 #DCD8BC 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.
#DCD8BC 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 #BCC0DC; it also sits naturally between #DCC8BC and #D0DCBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 216, 188 |
| HSL | 52°, 31%, 80% |
| HSV | 52°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 15%, 14% |
| XYZ | 63.15, 67.96, 57.37 |
| Yxy | 67.96, 0.3351, 0.3606 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.99, -3.30, 14.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.44, -3.18, 12.42 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 85% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · 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 #DCD8BC
.text { color: #DCD8BC; }
.background { background-color: #DCD8BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD8BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 216, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD8BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 216, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD8BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 216, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD8BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD8BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC0DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD8BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD8BC
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 #DCD8BC: ·
How #DCD8BC 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 #DCD8BC 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 #DCD8BC?
#DCD8BC is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 216, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD8BC?
#DCD8BC is RGB 220, 216, 188 — HSL 52°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 15%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD8BC?
Its complement is #BCC0DC; analogous partners are #DCC8BC and #D0DCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD8BC for text?
Black text on #DCD8BC has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.