Palettes / Colors / #DBDCC3

#DBDCC3 — Light Dusty Yellow

#DBDCC3 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DBDCC3 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.

#DBDCC3 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 #C3C2DB; it also sits naturally between #DBCFC2 and #CEDBC2. 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 76%

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 #DBDCC3

.text { color: #DBDCC3; }
.background { background-color: #DBDCC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDCC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 220, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 26%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDCC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 220, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDCC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 220, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDCC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDCC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C2DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDCC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDCC3

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 #DBDCC3 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 #DBDCC3 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

← #DBDCC2  ·  #DBDCC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDCC3?

#DBDCC3 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 220, 195). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDCC3?

#DBDCC3 is RGB 219, 220, 195 — HSL 62°, 26%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 11%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDCC3?

Its complement is #C3C2DB; analogous partners are #DBCFC2 and #CEDBC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDCC3 for text?

Black text on #DBDCC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.