Palettes / Colors / #DCDC65

#DCDC65 — Yellow

#DCDC65 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DCDC65 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.

#DCDC65 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 #6565DC; it also sits naturally between #DCA165 and #A1DC65. 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 40%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDC65

.text { color: #DCDC65; }
.background { background-color: #DCDC65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDC65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 63%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDC65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDC65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDC65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDC65">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDC65

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6565DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDC65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDC65

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 #DCDC65 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 #DCDC65 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

← #DCDC64  ·  #DCDC66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDC65?

#DCDC65 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 101). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDC65?

#DCDC65 is RGB 220, 220, 101 — HSL 60°, 63%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 54%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDC65?

Its complement is #6565DC; analogous partners are #DCA165 and #A1DC65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDC65 for text?

Black text on #DCDC65 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.