Palettes / Colors / #DCDBCE
#DCDBCE — Pale Dusty Yellow
#DCDBCE 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 #DCDBCE 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.
#DCDBCE 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 #CFD0DD; it also sits naturally between #DDD5CF and #D7DDCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDBCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 219, 206 |
| HSL | 56°, 17%, 84% |
| HSV | 56°, 6%, 86% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 6%, 14% |
| XYZ | 65.99, 70.33, 68.49 |
| Yxy | 70.33, 0.3222, 0.3434 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.16, -1.92, 6.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.87, -1.87, 5.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 86% · Blue 81%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · 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 #DCDBCE
.text { color: #DCDBCE; }
.background { background-color: #DCDBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 219, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 17%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 219, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 219, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDBCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DCDBCE
Tints of #DCDBCE
Tones of #DCDBCE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFD0DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.39:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.07:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDBCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDBCE
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 #DCDBCE: ·
How #DCDBCE 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 #DCDBCE 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 #DCDBCE?
#DCDBCE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 219, 206). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDBCE?
#DCDBCE is RGB 220, 219, 206 — HSL 56°, 17%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 14%.
What colors go with #DCDBCE?
Its complement is #CFD0DD; analogous partners are #DDD5CF and #D7DDCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDBCE for text?
Black text on #DCDBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.