Palettes / Colors / #DBDAD0

#DBDAD0 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DBDAD0 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 #DBDAD0 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.

#DBDAD0 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 #D1D2DC; it also sits naturally between #DCD5D1 and #D7DCD1. 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 85% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDAD0

.text { color: #DBDAD0; }
.background { background-color: #DBDAD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDAD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 13%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDAD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDAD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDAD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDAD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDAD0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D2DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDAD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDAD0

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 #DBDAD0 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 #DBDAD0 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

← #DBDACF  ·  #DBDAD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDAD0?

#DBDAD0 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 218, 208). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDAD0?

#DBDAD0 is RGB 219, 218, 208 — HSL 55°, 13%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDAD0?

Its complement is #D1D2DC; analogous partners are #DCD5D1 and #D7DCD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDAD0 for text?

Black text on #DBDAD0 has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.