Palettes / Colors / #DCDCA8

#DCDCA8 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCDCA8 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCDCA8 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 #A7A7DC; it also sits naturally between #DCC2A7 and #C2DCA7. 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 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDCA8

.text { color: #DCDCA8; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 43%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 168, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDCA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDCA8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A7A7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDCA8: #000000.

How #DCDCA8 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 #DCDCA8 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

← #DCDCA7  ·  #DCDCA9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDCA8?

#DCDCA8 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCA8?

#DCDCA8 is RGB 220, 220, 168 — HSL 60°, 43%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 24%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDCA8?

Its complement is #A7A7DC; analogous partners are #DCC2A7 and #C2DCA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDCA8 for text?

Black text on #DCDCA8 has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.