Palettes / Colors / #DCDEBD
#DCDEBD — Light Muted Yellow
#DCDEBD is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DCDEBD 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.
#DCDEBD 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 #C1BFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFD1BF and #CCDFBF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDEBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 222, 189 |
| HSL | 64°, 33%, 81% |
| HSV | 64°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 64.82, 71.13, 58.46 |
| Yxy | 71.13, 0.3334, 0.3659 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.55, -6.22, 15.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.34, -5.99, 13.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 74%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCDEBD
.text { color: #DCDEBD; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 222, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 222, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 222, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDEBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDEBD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCDEBD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1BFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDEBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDEBD
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 #DCDEBD: ·
How #DCDEBD 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 #DCDEBD rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCDEBD?
#DCDEBD is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 222, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDEBD?
#DCDEBD is RGB 220, 222, 189 — HSL 64°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DCDEBD?
Its complement is #C1BFDF; analogous partners are #DFD1BF and #CCDFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDEBD for text?
Black text on #DCDEBD has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.