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#DADCCB — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DADCCB 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.

#DADCCB 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 #CDCBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCD6CB and #D2DCCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADCCB · RGB 218, 220, 203

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Color values

HEX#DADCCB
RGB218, 220, 203
HSL67°, 20%, 83%
HSV67°, 8%, 86%
CMYK1%, 0%, 8%, 14%
XYZ65.29, 70.40, 66.65
Yxy70.40, 0.3227, 0.3480
CIE-Lab87.19, -3.64, 8.11
Hunter Lab83.91, -3.52, 7.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DADCCB

.text { color: #DADCCB; }
.background { background-color: #DADCCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADCCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 220, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADCCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 220, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADCCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 220, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADCCB

#C9CCB3#B8BC9A#A6AB82#959B69#81875A#6A6E49#525639#3B3D29#232518#0C0C08

Tints of #DADCCB

#DCDECE#E1E2D4#E3E4D7#E5E7DA#E9EBE0#ECEDE3#EEEFE7#F0F1EA#F4F5F0#F6F7F3

Tones of #DADCCB

#D9DBCC#D8DACE#D7D8CF#D7D8D0#D6D6D1#D5D5D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADCCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADCCB

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 #DADCCB: ·

How #DADCCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBCFDeuteranopia · #DBDBD0Tritanopia · #DAD2D3

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 3d065a
#3D065A · #B51A62 · #70D4B4 · #DDDDC7
Palette D6a99d
#D6A99D · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette Efbc9b
#EFBC9B · #FBF3D5 · #D6DAC8 · #9CAFAA
Palette 2c3639
#2C3639 · #3F4E4F · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Palette 2c3930
#2C3930 · #3F4F44 · #A27B5C · #DCD7C9
Palette D9dfc6
#D9DFC6 · #EFF3EA · #FFFDF0 · #FFF2C2

Similar colors

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

#DDDDC7#D6DAC8#DCD7C9#D9DFC6#DDDAD0#E1DCC9#DEDED1#DBE4C9#DCE4C9#D8D3CD#E2E0C8#DBE4C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADCCA  ·  #DADCCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADCCB?

#DADCCB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 220, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADCCB?

#DADCCB is RGB 218, 220, 203 — HSL 67°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 14%.

What colors go with #DADCCB?

Its complement is #CDCBDC; analogous partners are #DCD6CB and #D2DCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADCCB for text?

Black text on #DADCCB has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.