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#DCDDA2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DCDDA2 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 #DCDDA2 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.

#DCDDA2 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 #A3A2DD; it also sits naturally between #DDC0A2 and #BEDDA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCDDA2 · RGB 220, 221, 162

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Color values

HEX#DCDDA2
RGB220, 221, 162
HSL61°, 46%, 75%
HSV61°, 27%, 87%
CMYK0%, 0%, 27%, 13%
XYZ61.89, 69.54, 44.34
Yxy69.54, 0.3521, 0.3956
CIE-Lab86.77, -9.59, 28.94
Hunter Lab83.39, -9.13, 23.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCDDA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCDDA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCDDA2

.text { color: #DCDDA2; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 46%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDDA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDDA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDDA2

#D2D388#C8C96E#BEC054#ADAF41#939537#76772C#5C5D22#424319#29290F#0F0F06

Tints of #DCDDA2

#DEDFA9#E1E2B1#E4E5B8#E7E8C0#EBECCB#EEEED2#F1F1DA#F4F4E1#F7F7E9#F9F9F0

Tones of #DCDDA2

#D7D8A6#D4D4AA#CFD0AF#CCCCB3#C7C8B7#C4C4BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3A2DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.41:1 Fails
Against black text14.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCDDA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDDA2

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 #DCDDA2: ·

How #DCDDA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCB0Deuteranopia · #DCDCB4Tritanopia · #DCBCBE

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 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCDDA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Fcfaef
#FCFAEF · #E2E0A5 · #D3504A · #A63636
Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette F5f0bb
#F5F0BB · #DBDFAA · #B3C890 · #73A9AD
Palette 932f67
#932F67 · #D92C54 · #DDDEAB · #8ABB6C
Palette E2dea9
#E2DEA9 · #D18CE0 · #ECA6A6 · #EEEEEE
Radiant Ruby Tempest
#3D25BC · #6552DD · #CADE5A · #D9E6A4

Similar colors

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

#E2E0A5#E2DFA6#DBDFAA#DDDEAB#E2DEA9#D9E6A4#E1E099#E6D9A2#DCD2A2#E2DAAB#E4D6A9#E6E5A3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCDDA1  ·  #DCDDA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDA2?

#DCDDA2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 221, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDA2?

#DCDDA2 is RGB 220, 221, 162 — HSL 61°, 46%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDDA2?

Its complement is #A3A2DD; analogous partners are #DDC0A2 and #BEDDA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDA2 for text?

Black text on #DCDDA2 has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.