Palettes / Colors / #DCD9CA
#DCD9CA — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DCD9CA 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 #DCD9CA 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.
#DCD9CA 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 #CBCEDC; it also sits naturally between #DCD1CB and #D7DCCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCD9CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 217, 202 |
| HSL | 50°, 20%, 83% |
| HSV | 50°, 8%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 8%, 14% |
| XYZ | 64.99, 69.11, 65.79 |
| Yxy | 69.11, 0.3251, 0.3457 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.56, -1.56, 7.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.13, -1.51, 7.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 85% · Blue 79%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCD9CA
.text { color: #DCD9CA; }
.background { background-color: #DCD9CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD9CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 217, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD9CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 217, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD9CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 217, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCD9CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD9CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CBCEDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCD9CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD9CA
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 #DCD9CA: ·
How #DCD9CA 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 #DCD9CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCD9CA?
#DCD9CA is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 217, 202). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD9CA?
#DCD9CA is RGB 220, 217, 202 — HSL 50°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCD9CA?
Its complement is #CBCEDC; analogous partners are #DCD1CB and #D7DCCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCD9CA for text?
Black text on #DCD9CA has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.