Palettes / Colors / #DBDBC4

#DBDBC4 — Light Dusty Yellow

#DBDBC4 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DBDBC4 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 #C3C3DA; it also sits naturally between #DACFC3 and #CFDAC3. 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 86% · Blue 77%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDBC4

.text { color: #DBDBC4; }
.background { background-color: #DBDBC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDBC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 24%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDBC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDBC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDBC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDBC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C3DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDBC4: #000000.

How #DBDBC4 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 #DBDBC4 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

← #DBDBC3  ·  #DBDBC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDBC4?

#DBDBC4 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 196). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDBC4?

#DBDBC4 is RGB 219, 219, 196 — HSL 60°, 24%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 11%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDBC4?

Its complement is #C3C3DA; analogous partners are #DACFC3 and #CFDAC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDBC4 for text?

Black text on #DBDBC4 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.