Palettes / Colors / #DCDCB4
#DCDCB4 — Light Muted Yellow
#DCDCB4 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DCDCB4 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.
#DCDCB4 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 #B3B3DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC7B3 and #C7DBB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDCB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 220, 180 |
| HSL | 60°, 36%, 78% |
| HSV | 60°, 18%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 18%, 14% |
| XYZ | 63.35, 69.70, 53.29 |
| Yxy | 69.70, 0.3400, 0.3740 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.85, -6.56, 19.71 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.48, -6.30, 16.66 |
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
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CSS code for #DCDCB4
.text { color: #DCDCB4; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 180, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDCB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDCB4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCDCB4
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Tones of #DCDCB4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3B3DB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDCB4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDCB4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DCDCB4: ·
How #DCDCB4 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 #DCDCB4 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCDCB4?
#DCDCB4 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 180). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCB4?
#DCDCB4 is RGB 220, 220, 180 — HSL 60°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 18%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCDCB4?
Its complement is #B3B3DB; analogous partners are #DBC7B3 and #C7DBB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDCB4 for text?
Black text on #DCDCB4 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.