Palettes / Colors / #DCDBB4

#DCDBB4 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCDBB4 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCDBB4 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 #B3B4DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC6B3 and #C8DBB3. 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 86% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDBB4

.text { color: #DCDBB4; }
.background { background-color: #DCDBB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDBB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 219, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDBB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 219, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDBB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 219, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDBB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDBB4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDBB4

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Tones of #DCDBB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3B4DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDBB4: #000000.

How #DCDBB4 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 #DCDBB4 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

← #DCDBB3  ·  #DCDBB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDBB4?

#DCDBB4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 219, 180). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDBB4?

#DCDBB4 is RGB 220, 219, 180 — HSL 58°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 18%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDBB4?

Its complement is #B3B4DB; analogous partners are #DBC6B3 and #C8DBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDBB4 for text?

Black text on #DCDBB4 has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.