Palettes / Colors / #DCDF57

#DCDF57 — Yellow

#DCDF57 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 #DCDF57 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.

#DCDF57 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.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #DCDF57

.text { color: #DCDF57; }
.background { background-color: #DCDF57; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDF57; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 223, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 68%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDF57; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 223, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDF57; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 223, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDF57">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDF57">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A58DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDF57: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDF57

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 #DCDF57 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 #DCDF57 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

← #DCDF56  ·  #DCDF58 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDF57?

#DCDF57 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 223, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDF57?

#DCDF57 is RGB 220, 223, 87 — HSL 61°, 68%, 61% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 61%, 13%.

What colors go with #DCDF57?

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

Can I use #DCDF57 for text?

Black text on #DCDF57 has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.