Palettes / Colors / #DCDCC2

#DCDCC2 — Light Dusty Yellow

#DCDCC2 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DCDCC2 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.

#DCDCC2 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 #C1C1DC; it also sits naturally between #DCCFC1 and #CFDCC1. 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 86% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCDCC2

.text { color: #DCDCC2; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 27%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDCC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDCC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C1DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDCC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDCC2

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 #DCDCC2 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 #DCDCC2 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

← #DCDCC1  ·  #DCDCC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDCC2?

#DCDCC2 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 220, 220, 194). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCC2?

#DCDCC2 is RGB 220, 220, 194 — HSL 60°, 27%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 12%, 14%.

What colors go with #DCDCC2?

Its complement is #C1C1DC; analogous partners are #DCCFC1 and #CFDCC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDCC2 for text?

Black text on #DCDCC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.