Palettes / Colors / #DBDBCB

#DBDBCB — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#DBDBCB 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 #CCCCDB; it also sits naturally between #DBD4CC and #D4DBCC. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDBCB

.text { color: #DBDBCB; }
.background { background-color: #DBDBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 18%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDBCB

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Tones of #DBDBCB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCCDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDBCB: #000000.

How #DBDBCB 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 #DBDBCB 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

← #DBDBCA  ·  #DBDBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDBCB?

#DBDBCB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 219, 203). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDBCB?

#DBDBCB is RGB 219, 219, 203 — HSL 60°, 18%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDBCB?

Its complement is #CCCCDB; analogous partners are #DBD4CC and #D4DBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDBCB for text?

Black text on #DBDBCB has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.