Palettes / Colors / #D9DBCD

#D9DBCD — Pale Dusty Yellow

#D9DBCD is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D9DBCD 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 #CFCDDB; it also sits naturally between #DBD6CD and #D2DBCD. 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 85% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D9DBCD

.text { color: #D9DBCD; }
.background { background-color: #D9DBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9DBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 16%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9DBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9DBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 219, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9DBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9DBCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCDDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9DBCD: #000000.

How #D9DBCD 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 #D9DBCD 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 #D9DBCD?

#D9DBCD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 217, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9DBCD?

#D9DBCD is RGB 217, 219, 205 — HSL 69°, 16%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 6%, 14%.

What colors go with #D9DBCD?

Its complement is #CFCDDB; analogous partners are #DBD6CD and #D2DBCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9DBCD for text?

Black text on #D9DBCD has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.