Palettes / Colors / #DCDCBD

#DCDCBD — Light Dusty Yellow

#DCDCBD is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCDCBD 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 #BCBCDC; it also sits naturally between #DCCCBC and #CCDCBC. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDCBD

.text { color: #DCDCBD; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDCBD

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Tones of #DCDCBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCBCDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDCBD: #000000.

How #DCDCBD 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 #DCDCBD 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

← #DCDCBC  ·  #DCDCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDCBD?

#DCDCBD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCBD?

#DCDCBD is RGB 220, 220, 189 — HSL 60°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDCBD?

Its complement is #BCBCDC; analogous partners are #DCCCBC and #CCDCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDCBD for text?

Black text on #DCDCBD has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.