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#DCDF56 — Yellow

#DCDF56 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 #DCDF56 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.

#DCDF56 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 #5A58DF; it also sits naturally between #DF9E58 and #99DF58. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCDF56 · RGB 220, 223, 86

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Color values

HEX#DCDF56
RGB220, 223, 86
HSL61°, 68%, 61%
HSV61°, 61%, 87%
CMYK1%, 0%, 61%, 13%
XYZ57.58, 68.66, 19.02
Yxy68.66, 0.3964, 0.4727
CIE-Lab86.34, -18.03, 64.64
Hunter Lab82.86, -16.81, 41.42

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 34%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCDF56 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCDF56 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCDF56

.text { color: #DCDF56; }
.background { background-color: #DCDF56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDF56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 223, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDF56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 223, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDF56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 223, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDF56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDF56">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDF56

#D8DA3E#D3D629#BABC24#A1A31F#8B8D1B#727416#595A11#3F400C#2A2B08#111103

Tints of #DCDF56

#E0E269#E3E576#E7E887#E9EB94#EDEEA5#EFF0B2#F3F4C3#F5F6D0#F9F9E1#FCFCEE

Tones of #DCDF56

#D3D562#CBCC6B#C1C275#B7B87F#AEAE89#A5A592

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A58DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.43:1 Fails
Against black text14.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCDF56: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDF56

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 #DCDF56: ·

How #DCDF56 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDD77Deuteranopia · #DDDD7FTritanopia · #DC9197

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCDF56 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Voyage
#DBE156 · #C9D020 · #616511 · #43460C
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Radiant Ruby Aurora
#25B6AF · #B126B9 · #DBD44F · #B9E8E8
Palette 2f5249
#2F5249 · #437057 · #97B067 · #E3DE61
Velvet Ruby Solace
#9B2544 · #CB7546 · #D8D351 · #528D28
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1

Similar colors

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

#DBE156#D6D85D#DBD44F#E3DE61#D8D351#E7E35F#D8D051#E2D050#ECE24F#CDDC60#CADE5A#E5D549

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCDF55  ·  #DCDF57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDF56?

#DCDF56 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 223, 86). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDF56?

#DCDF56 is RGB 220, 223, 86 — HSL 61°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 61%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDF56?

Its complement is #5A58DF; analogous partners are #DF9E58 and #99DF58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDF56 for text?

Black text on #DCDF56 has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.