Palettes / Colors / #DCED5E

#DCED5E — Vivid Yellow

#DCED5E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DCED5E 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.

#DCED5E 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 #6F5EED; it also sits naturally between #EDB65E and #95ED5E. 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 93% · Blue 37%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 60% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCED5E

.text { color: #DCED5E; }
.background { background-color: #DCED5E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCED5E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 237, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 80%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCED5E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 237, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCED5E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 237, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCED5E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCED5E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCED5E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F5EED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCED5E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCED5E

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 #DCED5E 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 #DCED5E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCED5E?

#DCED5E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 237, 94). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCED5E?

#DCED5E is RGB 220, 237, 94 — HSL 67°, 80%, 65% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 60%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCED5E?

Its complement is #6F5EED; analogous partners are #EDB65E and #95ED5E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCED5E for text?

Black text on #DCED5E has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.