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#DCDC91 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCDC91 is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DCDC91 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.

#DCDC91 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9292DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB892 and #B8DD92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCDC91 · RGB 220, 220, 145

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Color values

HEX#DCDC91
RGB220, 220, 145
HSL60°, 52%, 72%
HSV60°, 34%, 86%
CMYK0%, 0%, 34%, 14%
XYZ60.22, 68.45, 36.83
Yxy68.45, 0.3639, 0.4136
CIE-Lab86.23, -11.20, 36.91
Hunter Lab82.73, -10.60, 28.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 86% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCDC91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCDC91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCDC91

.text { color: #DCDC91; }
.background { background-color: #DCDC91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDC91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 52%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDC91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDC91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDC91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDC91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDC91

#D4D477#CCCC5C#C4C445#AEAE37#93932F#787826#5D5D1D#464616#2B2B0D#101005

Tints of #DCDC91

#DFDF9A#E3E3A6#E5E5AE#E9E9B9#EBEBC1#EEEEC9#F2F2D4#F4F4DC#F8F8E8#FAFAEF

Tones of #DCDC91

#D8D897#D2D29D#CDCDA2#C7C7A8#C2C2AD#BDBDB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9292DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCDC91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDC91

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 #DCDC91: ·

How #DCDC91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCA3Deuteranopia · #DCDCA8Tritanopia · #DCB1B5

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCDC91 rather than the exact color:

Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette 335c49
#335C49 · #678C40 · #BDBE36 · #E5DD90
Golden Petal
#E4E18D · #AFE47C · #25C72E · #2EB782
Palette 070739
#070739 · #521477 · #C327AB · #E1E099
Palette 36656b
#36656B · #75B06F · #DAD887 · #F0F8A4

Similar colors

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

#DDDC92#DDD894#E5DD90#E4E18D#E1E099#DAD887#DCDC86#DEE791#D9D28B#D0DD8D#D8E796#E5DF88

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCDC90  ·  #DCDC92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDC91?

#DCDC91 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDC91?

#DCDC91 is RGB 220, 220, 145 — HSL 60°, 52%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 34%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDC91?

Its complement is #9292DD; analogous partners are #DDB892 and #B8DD92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDC91 for text?

Black text on #DCDC91 has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.