Palettes / Colors / #DBDCD0

#DBDCD0 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DBDCD0 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 #DBDCD0 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.

#DBDCD0 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 #D1D0DC; it also sits naturally between #DCD7D0 and #D5DCD0. 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 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 #DBDCD0

.text { color: #DBDCD0; }
.background { background-color: #DBDCD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDCD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 220, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 15%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDCD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 220, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDCD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 220, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDCD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDCD0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBDCD0

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D0DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDCD0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDCD0

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 #DBDCD0 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 #DBDCD0 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

← #DBDCCF  ·  #DBDCD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDCD0?

#DBDCD0 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 220, 208). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDCD0?

#DBDCD0 is RGB 219, 220, 208 — HSL 65°, 15%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 14%.

What colors go with #DBDCD0?

Its complement is #D1D0DC; analogous partners are #DCD7D0 and #D5DCD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDCD0 for text?

Black text on #DBDCD0 has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.