Palettes / Colors / #DCDEB3
#DCDEB3 — Light Muted Yellow
#DCDEB3 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 #DCDEB3 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.
#DCDEB3 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 #B7B5DE; it also sits naturally between #DECCB5 and #C7DEB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 222, 179 |
| HSL | 63°, 39%, 79% |
| HSV | 63°, 19%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 19%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.77, 70.71, 52.94 |
| Yxy | 70.71, 0.3403, 0.3773 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.35, -7.73, 20.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.09, -7.41, 17.62 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 70%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCDEB3
.text { color: #DCDEB3; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDEB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 222, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 39%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDEB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 222, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDEB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 222, 179, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDEB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDEB3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCDEB3
Tints of #DCDEB3
Tones of #DCDEB3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7B5DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.14:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDEB3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDEB3
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 #DCDEB3: ·
How #DCDEB3 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 #DCDEB3 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 #DCDEB3?
#DCDEB3 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 222, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDEB3?
#DCDEB3 is RGB 220, 222, 179 — HSL 63°, 39%, 79% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 19%, 13%.
What colors go with #DCDEB3?
Its complement is #B7B5DE; analogous partners are #DECCB5 and #C7DEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDEB3 for text?
Black text on #DCDEB3 has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.