Palettes / Colors / #DCDA59

#DCDA59 — Yellow

#DCDA59 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 #DCDA59 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.

#DCDA59 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 #5B5DDC; it also sits naturally between #DC995B and #9EDC5B. 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 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 60% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDA59

.text { color: #DCDA59; }
.background { background-color: #DCDA59; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDA59; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 218, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 65%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDA59; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 218, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDA59; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 218, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDA59">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDA59">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDA59

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Tones of #DCDA59

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B5DDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDA59: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDA59

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 #DCDA59 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 #DCDA59 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

← #DCDA58  ·  #DCDA5A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDA59?

#DCDA59 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 218, 89). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDA59?

#DCDA59 is RGB 220, 218, 89 — HSL 59°, 65%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 60%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDA59?

Its complement is #5B5DDC; analogous partners are #DC995B and #9EDC5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDA59 for text?

Black text on #DCDA59 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.