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#DCDB32 — Yellow

#DCDB32 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DCDB32 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.

#DCDB32 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 #3232DC; it also sits naturally between #DC8732 and #87DC32. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCDB32 · RGB 220, 219, 50

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Color values

HEX#DCDB32
RGB220, 219, 50
HSL60°, 71%, 53%
HSV60°, 77%, 86%
CMYK0%, 0%, 77%, 14%
XYZ55.42, 66.11, 12.86
Yxy66.11, 0.4124, 0.4919
CIE-Lab85.05, -17.85, 76.11
Hunter Lab81.31, -16.53, 44.77

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 86% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCDB32 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCDB32 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCDB32

.text { color: #DCDB32; }
.background { background-color: #DCDB32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDB32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 219, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 71%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDB32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 219, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDB32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 219, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDB32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDB32">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDB32

#D1D123#BCBC20#A6A61C#909018#7E7E15#696912#53530E#3D3D0A#272707#111103

Tints of #DCDB32

#DFDF43#E3E359#E6E66B#E9E97C#EDED92#EFEFA3#F2F2B5#F5F5C6#F9F9DC#FCFCEE

Tones of #DCDB32

#D0D03E#C4C44A#B8B856#ABAB63#9F9F6F#93937B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3232DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCDB32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDB32

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCDB32: ·

How #DCDB32 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDC5BDeuteranopia · #DCDC65Tritanopia · #DC7B82

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BTailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCDB32 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Saffron
#DDDB30 · #A7DB5B · #40C225 · #3FE86A
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Palette 61a3ba
#61A3BA · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Palette 016a70
#016A70 · #FFFFDD · #D2DE32 · #A2C579
Silent Canyon
#E08B56 · #E5D93C · #A1E752 · #61E664
Cosmic Dusk
#714A11 · #D2D929 · #548A1A · #2EDF21

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DDDB30#E1E237#D2DE32#E5D93C#D2D929#E4D329#DEDA22#D9DA42#D8E324#D6EB2C#E4D03E#D7CA2D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCDB31  ·  #DCDB33 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDB32?

#DCDB32 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 219, 50). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDB32?

#DCDB32 is RGB 220, 219, 50 — HSL 60°, 71%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 77%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDB32?

Its complement is #3232DC; analogous partners are #DC8732 and #87DC32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDB32 for text?

Black text on #DCDB32 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.