Palettes / Colors / #DCDD4D

#DCDD4D — Yellow

#DCDD4D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DCDD4D 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.

#DCDD4D 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 #4B4BDD; it also sits naturally between #DD944B and #94DD4B. 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 87% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDD4D

.text { color: #DCDD4D; }
.background { background-color: #DCDD4D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDD4D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 68%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDD4D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDD4D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDD4D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDD4D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDD4D

Tints of #DCDD4D

Tones of #DCDD4D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4B4BDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDD4D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDD4D

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:

How #DCDD4D 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 #DCDD4D 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

← #DCDD4C  ·  #DCDD4E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDD4D?

#DCDD4D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 221, 77). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDD4D?

#DCDD4D is RGB 220, 221, 77 — HSL 60°, 68%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 65%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDD4D?

Its complement is #4B4BDD; analogous partners are #DD944B and #94DD4B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDD4D for text?

Black text on #DCDD4D has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.