Palettes / Colors / #DBDACC
#DBDACC — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DBDACC 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 #DBDACC 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.
#DBDACC 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 #CCCDDB; it also sits naturally between #DBD3CC and #D5DBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBDACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 218, 204 |
| HSL | 56°, 17%, 83% |
| HSV | 56°, 7%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 7%, 14% |
| XYZ | 65.18, 69.56, 67.12 |
| Yxy | 69.56, 0.3229, 0.3446 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.78, -2.09, 7.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.40, -2.03, 6.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 85% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBDACC
.text { color: #DBDACC; }
.background { background-color: #DBDACC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDACC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 17%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDACC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDACC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 204, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBDACC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDACC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCCDDB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBDACC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDACC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBDACC: ·
How #DBDACC 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 #DBDACC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBDACC?
#DBDACC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 204). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDACC?
#DBDACC is RGB 219, 218, 204 — HSL 56°, 17%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 14%.
What colors go with #DBDACC?
Its complement is #CCCDDB; analogous partners are #DBD3CC and #D5DBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBDACC for text?
Black text on #DBDACC has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.