Palettes / Colors / #DCE0BC

#DCE0BC — Light Muted Yellow

#DCE0BC is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DCE0BC 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 #C1BDE0; it also sits naturally between #E0D3BD and #CAE0BD. 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 88% · Blue 74%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE0BC

.text { color: #DCE0BC; }
.background { background-color: #DCE0BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE0BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 224, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 37%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE0BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 224, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE0BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 224, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE0BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE0BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1BDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE0BC: #000000.

How #DCE0BC 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 #DCE0BC 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

← #DCE0BB  ·  #DCE0BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE0BC?

#DCE0BC is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 224, 188). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE0BC?

#DCE0BC is RGB 220, 224, 188 — HSL 67°, 37%, 81% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 16%, 12%.

What colors go with #DCE0BC?

Its complement is #C1BDE0; analogous partners are #E0D3BD and #CAE0BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE0BC for text?

Black text on #DCE0BC has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.