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#DADCCC — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DADCCC 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 #DADCCC 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.

#DADCCC 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 #CECBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCD6CB and #D1DCCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADCCC · RGB 218, 220, 204

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Color values

HEX#DADCCC
RGB218, 220, 204
HSL68°, 19%, 83%
HSV68°, 7%, 86%
CMYK1%, 0%, 7%, 14%
XYZ65.41, 70.45, 67.28
Yxy70.45, 0.3220, 0.3468
CIE-Lab87.22, -3.47, 7.61
Hunter Lab83.94, -3.36, 6.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DADCCC

.text { color: #DADCCC; }
.background { background-color: #DADCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 220, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 19%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 220, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 220, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADCCC

#C8CBB3#B7BB9B#A5AA83#939A6A#80865B#696D4A#51553A#3A3D29#232419#0C0C08

Tints of #DADCCC

#DCDECE#E0E2D5#E2E4D8#E5E6DB#E9EAE1#EBECE4#EDEEE7#F0F1EA#F4F5F0#F6F7F3

Tones of #DADCCC

#D9DBCD#D8DACE#D7D8CF#D6D7D0#D5D6D1#D5D5D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.09:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADCCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADCCC

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 #DADCCC: ·

How #DADCCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBD0Deuteranopia · #DBDBD1Tritanopia · #DAD3D4

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 #DADCCC rather than the exact color:

Palette 57564f
#57564F · #7A7A73 · #DDDAD0 · #F8F3CE
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

Similar colors

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

#DDDAD0#DDDDC7#D6DAC8#DCD7C9#DEDED1#D9DFC6#E1DCC9#DBE4C9#DCE4C9#D8D3CD#E2DFD0#D7E5CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADCCB  ·  #DADCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADCCC?

#DADCCC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 218, 220, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADCCC?

#DADCCC is RGB 218, 220, 204 — HSL 68°, 19%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DADCCC?

Its complement is #CECBDC; analogous partners are #DCD6CB and #D1DCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADCCC for text?

Black text on #DADCCC has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.