Palettes / Colors / #DBDEC7
#DBDEC7 — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DBDEC7 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 #DBDEC7 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.
#DBDEC7 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 #CBC8DF; it also sits naturally between #DFD7C8 and #D1DFC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DBDEC7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 219, 222, 199 |
| HSL | 68°, 26%, 83% |
| HSV | 68°, 10%, 87% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 10%, 13% |
| XYZ | 65.64, 71.43, 64.36 |
| Yxy | 71.43, 0.3259, 0.3546 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.69, -4.98, 10.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.51, -4.82, 9.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 78%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DBDEC7
.text { color: #DBDEC7; }
.background { background-color: #DBDEC7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDEC7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 222, 199); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 26%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDEC7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 222, 199, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDEC7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 222, 199, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DBDEC7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDEC7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBC8DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DBDEC7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDEC7
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DBDEC7: ·
How #DBDEC7 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 #DBDEC7 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #DBDEC7?
#DBDEC7 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 222, 199). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDEC7?
#DBDEC7 is RGB 219, 222, 199 — HSL 68°, 26%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 10%, 13%.
What colors go with #DBDEC7?
Its complement is #CBC8DF; analogous partners are #DFD7C8 and #D1DFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DBDEC7 for text?
Black text on #DBDEC7 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.