Palettes / Colors / #DCDC70

#DCDC70 — Yellow

#DCDC70 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCDC70 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 #6F6FDC; it also sits naturally between #DCA66F and #A6DC6F. 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 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDC70

.text { color: #DCDC70; }
.background { background-color: #DCDC70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDC70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 61%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDC70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDC70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDC70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDC70">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F6FDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDC70: #000000.

How #DCDC70 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 #DCDC70 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

← #DCDC6F  ·  #DCDC71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDC70?

#DCDC70 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 112). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDC70?

#DCDC70 is RGB 220, 220, 112 — HSL 60°, 61%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 49%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDC70?

Its complement is #6F6FDC; analogous partners are #DCA66F and #A6DC6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDC70 for text?

Black text on #DCDC70 has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.