Palettes / Colors / #DCDACE
#DCDACE — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DCDACE 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 #DCDACE 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.
#DCDACE 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 #CFD1DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD4CF and #D8DDCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 218, 206 |
| HSL | 51°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 51°, 6%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 6%, 14% |
| XYZ | 65.73, 69.81, 68.40 |
| Yxy | 69.81, 0.3223, 0.3423 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.91, -1.41, 6.13 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.56, -1.37, 5.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 85% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCDACE
.text { color: #DCDACE; }
.background { background-color: #DCDACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 218, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 218, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 218, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDACE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFD1DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.40:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDACE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDACE
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 #DCDACE: ·
How #DCDACE 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 #DCDACE 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 #DCDACE?
#DCDACE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 218, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDACE?
#DCDACE is RGB 220, 218, 206 — HSL 51°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCDACE?
Its complement is #CFD1DD; analogous partners are #DDD4CF and #D8DDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDACE for text?
Black text on #DCDACE has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.