Palettes / Colors / #DCDA65

#DCDA65 — Yellow

#DCDA65 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCDA65 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 #6567DC; it also sits naturally between #DC9F65 and #A3DC65. 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 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 54% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDA65

.text { color: #DCDA65; }
.background { background-color: #DCDA65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDA65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 218, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 63%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDA65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 218, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDA65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 218, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDA65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDA65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDA65

Tints of #DCDA65

Tones of #DCDA65

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6567DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDA65: #000000.

How #DCDA65 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 #DCDA65 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

← #DCDA64  ·  #DCDA66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDA65?

#DCDA65 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 218, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDA65?

#DCDA65 is RGB 220, 218, 101 — HSL 59°, 63%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 54%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDA65?

Its complement is #6567DC; analogous partners are #DC9F65 and #A3DC65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDA65 for text?

Black text on #DCDA65 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.