Palettes / Colors / #DBDEC8

#DBDEC8 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#DBDEC8 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 #DBDEC8 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.

#DBDEC8 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 #CCC9DE; it also sits naturally between #DED7C9 and #D1DEC9. 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 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

CSS code for #DBDEC8

.text { color: #DBDEC8; }
.background { background-color: #DBDEC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDEC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 222, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 25%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDEC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 222, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDEC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 222, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDEC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDEC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCC9DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDEC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDEC8

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 #DBDEC8 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 #DBDEC8 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

← #DBDEC7  ·  #DBDEC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDEC8?

#DBDEC8 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 219, 222, 200). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDEC8?

#DBDEC8 is RGB 219, 222, 200 — HSL 68°, 25%, 83% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #DBDEC8?

Its complement is #CCC9DE; analogous partners are #DED7C9 and #D1DEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDEC8 for text?

Black text on #DBDEC8 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.